A group of six people, all little older than us, was at the boat ramp when we arrived. They seemed to be discombobulated. They each had an inflatable kayak and gear all over the place. One man, George, came up to me and asked where we were camping that night. I said we'd figure that out later. He then went on to tell me their plans as if to make sure we didn't take their campsites. As he talked, I got the impression, that the others in my group shared, that George was nervous and maybe wanting to join us.
The weather was supposed to be 90 degrees and sunny but we had cloud cover all day. We hit shallow spots before we were out of sight of the state park and then the wind began to blow. It took longer than expected to reach Crystal Geyser because of the wind. And each time we hit a sandbar or rocks, we had to learn all over again how to get out of a canoe or kayak without tipping, and how to get into deeper water and back into the boat. The wind was exhausting
We got out in mucky mud to explore the geyser. Crystal Geyser is an old test well. It's a cold water geyser that erupts sporadically because of pressurized carbon-dioxide gas. The geyser is surrounded by orange travertine. The pipe where the water shoots out of burbles quite a bit, but the odd thing is the heat that appears to rising out in between spurts. I can't find any information about the apparent heat.
Found a nice campsite at mile marker 114 in the light rain. Had Caprese Salad, vegies & dip, and pork adobo with rice for dinner, followed by a lovely fire in our fire pan.
Rained off and on all night. Sometimes it was a hard rain. Not cold outside, just wet. I woke up at 4 A.M. and saw an abundance of beautiful stars.
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