Phew …

… It’s been a busy month and as I made plans for that quick trip to Seattle last week, I realized I’d not been on the river in April yet this year.

I just made it.

Today was a perfect spring day: about 70 degrees, water level 3.2 (a bit low for spring, but I’m not complaining) and mostly sunny.

The Maryland fire departments had the same idea: when I pulled up, they were still getting off the river from training runs. My fav: Cabin John plus Montgomery and Howard Counties had their swiftwater rescue teams out.

Beyond that excitement, it’s great to see the shore greening out nicely.

If you allow the James river in August last year, and ocean kayaking in the Galapagos in January last year, I’ve been able to get out at least monthly since May, 2024. (I’m enjoying the new tagging option and Sarah’s advanced tag filtering idea to find things like that out.)

(Hmmm, last time I just made it for a month — June 2025 — I spelled it “whew;” I think I got it right this time with “Phew.”)