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Along the Covenant Trail - Against the current

Out our way, the streams and creeks tend to be gentle. Even the Milk and Marias rivers seem calm enough, but every year we hear of a few folk who drown in the Missouri. Currents can be strong in the big rivers and if you run afoul of them, you can get in trouble.

Crossing Beaver Creek after a flood when the bridge had been destroyed, Goliath and I noticed that, while shallow, the current was aggressive and you had to watch for tree limbs and other floating objects being swept downstream at a rapid pace.

Some folks I know who like to paddle around in canoes and kayaks, tell me that even s...

 

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