RE: [Paddlewise] Winter paddling and ice

> Here's a question - How much of the east coast is subject to
> icing of rivers and lakes?  I've seen pictures of the Potomac
> with sheets of ice ... Do rivers and lakes often freeze further
> south than the Potomac?

I'll be scouting the Potomac this week or this weekend to see how far south
the river is frozen. Last winter the river stayed clear (except for a little
shore ice) 25 miles south of DC. I've heard stories of it freezing solid
enough to ice skate up to 9 miles south of DC, but I think this is rare. The
majority of the smaller side creeks freeze during the winter I suspect.

Woody


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