Albion - February 13, 2022

Below the Albion Dam

I couldn’t paddle yesterday when it was 50-degrees and sunny, but I got out today when it was 30-degrees and snowing.  

I checked the gage, and with the recent rain and snow melt, the Blackstone was running at 4.5 feet, 1800 cfs. I usually go to River Island Park, but at that level the features get washed out and the hike back would be a pain in the snow. Instead, I decided to go to Albion and paddle downstream to Ashton.

Heading downstream

There was plenty of water flowing over the Albion Dam, so I put-in below the dam and played in the waves before heading downstream. I enjoyed the fast moving current for about a quarter mile, but then it occurred to me that it was going to a real chore paddling back upstream, and it was. 

Good thing I turned around when I did. It was still nice to get out and paddle in the snow.  

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