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 | | Thankfully, it doesn't take very much effort as the river runs at a good 3 miles an hour and all we really have to do is keep the thing straight, avoiding islets, snags, and shallow spots, not tipping over, and just watching the river banks slide placidly by. |
 | | Unfortunately, because we were probably in sleep mode, we did miss the "nature photo of the year" - a mother duck with eight cute babies, all photogenically lined up on a log for that quintessential "ducks-in-a-row" shot. |
 | | Residential action is slowly returning to the river, too, as snowbirds and downstaters begin to open up their cabins and cottages for the summer season. |
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