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Mongo Johnson · 08-13-2012, 05:10 AM

Is it alway a bit yucky here near the Queen Mary?
(Yeah, yeah, LA River, million of people's urban runoff etc. I suppose.)

Sunday, 4 pm - We put in at the powerboat ramp on Queensway. It started with the smell of old, dumped bait tank. Water at the ramp had the undertones of strong coffee color as it sloshed against the yak with bits of trash. The color didn't thin during the mile paddle down past the Queen Mary.

At that point, we ran into what looked like a meetup of heavy HP boats playing rap -- 'not that there's anything wrong with THAT.'

Looked like an old-style teen hot rod rally. This was not the Claremont Ramp, not Alamitos Bay, not Sunset Beach or Newport.

Took a little extra time washing the yak and yakkers when we headed for the barn.

08-13-2012, 05:10 AM	#1
Mongo Johnson Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Long Beach Posts: 192	LB near Queen Mary: Is the water always the color of coffee? Is it alway a bit yucky here near the Queen Mary? (Yeah, yeah, LA River, million of people's urban runoff etc. I suppose.) Sunday, 4 pm - We put in at the powerboat ramp on Queensway. It started with the smell of old, dumped bait tank. Water at the ramp had the undertones of strong coffee color as it sloshed against the yak with bits of trash. The color didn't thin during the mile paddle down past the Queen Mary. At that point, we ran into what looked like a meetup of heavy HP boats playing rap -- 'not that there's anything wrong with THAT.' Looked like an old-style teen hot rod rally. This was not the Claremont Ramp, not Alamitos Bay, not Sunset Beach or Newport. Took a little extra time washing the yak and yakkers when we headed for the barn. __________________ A day on the water . . . priceless.