(Most of) tonight's paddle crew
With the SMSA boards open for checkouts again, Dewey and I planned a paddle with Michael and some Dangerous friends off SMSA in near 80 degree temperatures. We introduced a couple friends to paddling as well. It was pretty gusty, but we couldn't plan a route that allowed us to go upwind first, so we set off on a downwind course and accepted the consequences of that decision. We enjoyed a pleasant ride out to the end of Leason Cove, and a casual ride back. When we turned to the main channel of Mill Creek we had to work a little, and hugged the edge to stay out of the breeze as much as possible. The breeze was funneling around Molly's Leg as it often does for the last bit, and a couple folks in our group were getting tired and had to put in some good work to make the final crossing. It was a great evening on the water, and I look forward to many more opporutnities this summer to get out and play on the river.