Green River Rd to E 900th St in Colona, about 3.4 miles July 31, 2021

There is a small parking lot to the south of the canal and a narrow sloped gravel area on the north side to put in a kayak or canoe at the Green River Rd starting point. As today's journey begins, I saw beautiful wetlands adjacent to the trail with hiding blue herons and flowering lily pads in the canal itself.  There is a lovely metal bridge to cross over the green river. Here there must have been an aqueduct at one time that is no longer present.  Instead, the canal dumps into the green river and then the canal begins again on the other side of the river.  A lock and dam were also present in past days.  Before arriving at the bridge, the asphalt/gravel surface becomes gravel and slopes down and back up again.  This can be a little tricky/unstable to navigate.  It appears that some have made a path to avoid this area. After the bridge, the view of the canal is less obstructed by brush. Some other unpaved repair gravel areas are also present.  The best part of this portion of the trail is the eagles' nest! (Sad update - the tree that had the eagle nest in it fell during a recent storm! - so sad, I hope they rebuild in a nearby area) You can see it on the south side of the canal. In the winter and early spring, you can see the eagle pair and hopefully some eaglets.  The pictures of the eagles below were taken last year.  At the end of this section of my ride is another lock and dam that I feature in the next blog!