A picture from our kayaking trip (Taken with my GoPro). On this part of the river the water’s surface is flat and seems still but is moving quite quickly. The best part about the photo is that there are, other than our kayaks, no signs of civilization or human interaction with the river or surrounding land. It is a true nature experience.
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Over the weekend I went to the Bushkill Bug Symposium and I found it very interesting. As I said before in class I met some fly fishermen and they described what its like flyfishing on the Bushkill. They told me how complex this way of fishing was, everything needed to be right to catch the fish. Things like what the Ph of the water, what type of bugs are underwater what bugs are on top of the water, that the temp of the water is, what time of day it plays an effect on what type of fish will bite the fly. 
Though a bit redundant, I wanted to share this photo of the Bushkill Creek – a bit further down than where we were. I went down there when I was feeling stressed, and I found it incredibly peaceful and as small escape from the pressures of my classes and other aspects of college life. I stepped into the water again which was also nice, and walked own along the banks further down and came across a bridge (the small blue mark in the background). Where I was the water was a bit calmer, but there still was the sound of water further down the stream. A really nice spot.
While doing research on rivers online, I read an article about how tributaries of the Lackawanna and Susquehanna Rivers have both been damaged by acid from abandoned mine projects. Holes dug in the tributaries create water up flow that stains the water and rocks touching it. I thought this was an interesting subject and I didn’t know that this problem was so big in Pennsylvania.
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