Spring arrived March 21 and with it warmer weather for paddling. Today, we scouted another stretch of Paddle Georgia 2009, Day 5–a paddle soon-to-be known as the Mussel Minuet. Alas, the river was running full and fast and the sand and gravel bars where mussels are to be found were under several feet of water. [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Spring Sprung & Other News
Posted in Uncategorized on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Come Hell or High Water…We Hope
Posted in Uncategorized on March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In January, the Oostanaula River here in Rome spilled over its banks, flooding the city’s recreational path along the river where I like to jog. We Romans stood dumbfounded. It had been so long since rains like this hit North Georgia, we’d forgotten what a good flood looked like.
The flood washed away docks at city [...]