The main dock at Centennial Lake offers paddleboat, canoe, and double kayak rental, as well as a snack bar and bait store. The flags were at half-mast because Ronald Reagan had died the previous day.

Meredith and Mom went to the lake at Centennial Park on Sunday, June 6, 2004 for a few hours of kayaking and birding. These are the first pictures ever taken of Meredith paddling in her new NuNu XL kayak!

We traded the camera back and forth periodically, so there are pictures here from both vantage points -- land and water.

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flyaway > Meredith is clowning around pretending she's about to roll over.

flyaway > Meredith pauses to give Mom a happy smile before she heads out.

flyaway > After dodging the many fishing boats on the lake on this beautiful day, Meredith heads toward a point of land to meet Mom.

flyaway > As environmentally-friendly boats, kayaks can go just about anywhere --
including into a waterlily patch.

flyaway > A kayaker can get up close and personal with waterlilies and take beautiful photographs that can't be gotten by those stuck on shore.

flyaway > As she was talking to Meredith, Mom suddenly turned to check out a bird that had just flown into a tree.

flyaway > Meredith's paddle creates whirlpools as she backpaddles to turn around.

flyaway > The main dock at Centennial Lake offers paddleboat, canoe, and double kayak rental, as well as a snack bar and bait store.

The flags were at half-mast because Ronald Reagan had died the previous day.

The main dock at Centennial Lake offers paddleboat, canoe, and double kayak rental, as well as a snack bar and bait store.

The flags were at half-mast because Ronald Reagan had died the previous day.