BackWash Tidal Drain

As stated in the last post(Gerv's Steel Mill), CJ and I went to maine to visit the founder of UE Magazine, Gerv. He told us about a local tidal drain he'd played in a few times, so we decided to check it out. I'd never messed with tidal drains before, mainly cause I was too lazy to look up tidal charts to ensure I didn't die. Gerv, on the other hand was smart enough.

 I led the way in, noticing eels, and crabs moving around in the small stream of water trickling down the middle of the drain. I never drained with so much wildlife before. 

Ahead of us, we could hear a loud flow of water, so I knew there was a waterfall ahead at some point. I expected it to be a small flow of water, running over a slanted ledge, like the drains I'm used to, but what we found was a 10 foot tall waterfall of CSO. We did our best to shoot it, in the cramped conditions, while being covered in a constant mist from the falls and headed back out into the sunlight. 

Totally worth it.

You can find Gerv's photos and write up from the trip here on his blog:

http://gervs.com/2012/07/15/mass-maine-connection-july-2012/