bergermaister
12-21-2011, 07:22 PM
So Newty threw out doing a polar bear run on January 1 on the Columbia river and I told him I'm in unless something gets in the way. Cruised by the boat launch today and I may be having some second thoughts -
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k414/grberglund/1cafd985.jpg
My first thought was WTF! Whip out the phone and start taking pictures.
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k414/grberglund/e0bd0dd7.jpg
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k414/grberglund/3ce4aabd.jpg
No, not the loch ness monster. I'm pretty sure it was a sea lion, A BIG ASS SEA LION, out there grabbing dead salmon (or near dead) and flopping them on the surface. I watched him for a good 10 min and I would gauge his body about the size of a horse.
I would not want to come face to face with one of those buggers out there! Other than that the water was nice and probably the clearest I've seen it in years, could see down close to 8ft. Can't say how cold it was.
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k414/grberglund/1cafd985.jpg
My first thought was WTF! Whip out the phone and start taking pictures.
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k414/grberglund/e0bd0dd7.jpg
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k414/grberglund/3ce4aabd.jpg
No, not the loch ness monster. I'm pretty sure it was a sea lion, A BIG ASS SEA LION, out there grabbing dead salmon (or near dead) and flopping them on the surface. I watched him for a good 10 min and I would gauge his body about the size of a horse.
I would not want to come face to face with one of those buggers out there! Other than that the water was nice and probably the clearest I've seen it in years, could see down close to 8ft. Can't say how cold it was.