River Day 12/06/2010

Well, you know the old saying: "Sometimes you get what you wish for"? Last week I commented that I was looking forward to the snowy nights at the river, and that's just what we got this week. It snowed for most of the weekend and there were a couple of inches on the ground at the river (several more at the top of the mountain) and the temperature was in the lower 20's when we got there. I didn't think to check what the temperature was when we left, but it got down to about 12 in Beckley.

The river had been up due to the rains last week, so there was a good bit of firewood laying around. There were also a few pallets brought down, and that certainly helped. As you might imagine, most of the evening was spent very close to the fire, which was probably the best on the river.

I took a few random photos that really show show the difference between this time of year and the middle of the summer (check some of the earlier posts). Of course I always try to get a picture or two of the fire, and I was able to get a fuzzy shot of a Great Blue Heron that was feeding just down-river.

Jay, Ted, Tim and I made it down this week. We only have a few more Mondays this year and I hope we can all make it for all of them.