For all you playdoggies out there, our afternoons started getting longer this week (not sure of exact day due to latitude differences).

This means more time on the river.

Only a small miracle will get me to the party this Saturday but I hope everyone has a lot of fun!

Watch the gauge! It’s going to happen.

The river is still holding at -6″ but the important thing is that silvermines is now closed. All gates are locked, including the one leading to the parking lot. Jim says he will reopen if possible if the river comes up.

Sad to report. I’m really worrying about the health of the “corkscrew” pine at MS. It has multiple sap drainages coming out of its trunk, some of which are differently colored. I also have not gotten 1 living seed out of 10 pine cones. The ends of its limbs are dead. Do we have any pine tree experts out there?

Then at Fisherman’s ramp, Someone…[Read more]

When we left at 1:30 D bridge was 1/2″ (really 3 inches). The temp dropped on us 5 degrees to the current 35 degrees F. For the first time there is now ice on the river. That means the water is near freezing.

Sorry MTlein- we didn’t see your post- but wouldn’t have been much good for you other than a shuttle. Di did DR 72 to D, and I did D to Dam…[Read more]

When Di and I left at 2 pm bridge level was 15″ (True level about 18). It rained steady for 2 hours, and is off and on again presently.

Tomorrow could be pick day of the week.

The rain has been very slow and steady, and usually this doesn’t affect the river much, however the plants are slowing down, if not done, and the ditches are running, so…

Watch the gauge.

I decided to take this hike yesterday, and glad I did because the trail is unimproved and once we have a thick layer of leaves, in places will be difficult to read. Otherwise it is a beautiful hike. After about a mile I hit the creek valley. Wow, did that bring back boating memories! I then hiked upriver mostly just choosing my own way- there are…[Read more]

Did a hike around the lake and the only word I can say about it is- depressing. They have very recently taken bulldozers and removed whatever was there keeping the lake up, and it is now suddenly about 3 feet lower. I know this due to all the lily pads lining the banks of the lake. This couldn’t have happened more than a week ago, as they still…[Read more]

All the govt rain gauges are out this A.M. (They must have gotten wet).

Hard call again, but I think the gauge is worth watching. Slow and steady rain all night in the Valley.