Paddle: Petaluma River Mouth

Susan initiated a paddle on the Petaluma River. It was a beautiful, sunny fall, Sunday. Joining Susan were Joan, Paula, and myself. We launched from Green Point right under the Hwy 37 bridge. There was a gentle breeze (8 – 12 mph) straight out of the north so everyone naturally wanted to go south. We paddled past the railroad swing bridge to the mouth of the Petaluma Creek. We headed up the creek wondering if we would run out of water or if the tide would go out and we’d be stuck schlepping through the mud. Surprisingly, we managed to go nearly a mile inland before the creek narrowed making turning around difficult. We paddled back out of the creek and continued south around Petaluma Point. Enjoying spectacular Bay vistas we paddled past the mouth of Navato Creek. We turned around and worked back against the wind and current to Green Point were we had to thread our way around fishing lines to land.

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