Blackstone Gorge - October 17, 2025

Confluence of the
Branch and Blackstone

I had the day off from work today for a Global Wellness Day.  I did some work in the yard in the morning, and got out for a foliage run up to the Blackstone Gorge in the afternoon. 

I put in at the Bike Path in Blackstone. After carrying down the steep hill, I paddled up stream past the Tupper Mill into the Gorge. This section of the river can be shallow, can have current, or both.  This time I had both. I lined past the island below the confluence with the Branch River. There was not much water flowing though the Gorge itself.  The color was OK, but it was a little late in the afternoon so the sun was low and the Gorge was sitting in a shadow.  

Last drop in the Blackstone Gorge

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