Rob and I took to the water today. | SouthernPaddler.com

Rob and I took to the water today.

I don't know tha area well. The last time I was there, I could wade waist deep with the yak trailing behind me on its leash. This time, there was a s***load of current and quite deep- yet the recent waterline was about 5ft. higher than today's, so I'm really not sure what would be "normal" for it.

Me exploring a side channel:

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This is another one of that side channel. It wasn't very wide but it was about 4ft. deep in the shallowest spot, with a thin layer of mud over a hard rock bottom.

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Rob laying down on the job:

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Me just- showing off:

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Rob with piece of driftwood he's going to do some carving on:

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A rock shelf jutting from the bank:

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There were a lot of those shelves. The area was a mix of clay, sand, and lots and lots of rock. On the right side was smampy lower land, and on the left had a lot of 30-40ft. high bluffs. Evidence that there must have been a lot of water cutting through there at some time.

The right side was mostly posted and I really wanted to find a decent place to camp on the left, but nothing ideal located, yet.

A little water snake:

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