New Jersey Kayaking

Otter & Raccoon

River Otter

Otters are aquatic weasels. You may find them climbing around on banks, or splashing around in the water, especially around dusk.

-- Wikipedia

Raccoon

Raccoons are not aquatic, but frequently found near water, especially at night, when their eye-shine gives them away.

-- Wikipedia

Mammals, Wildlife,

Sunburn

If you've never spent much time on the water, then you probably don't realize just how fast you can get sunburned. That is because you are getting a double dose of the sun - both direct and reflected off the water's surface. You can get burned very fast.

The best protection against the sun is a big broad-brimmed hat (not a baseball cap - that is nearly useless.) If you periodically dunk the hat in the water or wet it from a bottle, it will stay nice and cool.

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