Re: [Paddlewise] Last Minute Trip Report

In a message dated 3/5/01 6:22:17 PM, volinjo_at_juno.com writes:

<< Meanwhile, we in the Northeast are socked in by a storm that hasn't fully
materialized yet.  We've been promised ice, sleet, wind and about 2 feet
of snow.  So far we've had about an inch of snow and some freezing rain. 
Not pleasant - it was enough, copupled with the threats from the weather
channel, to keep me home from work today.  But unless something real
happens tonight, I'll have to go in tomorrow. >>

Down in the DC area we were promised the "storm of the century" which isn't 
much as this one is just over 2 months old. A few flakes of show, a bit of 
wind and a fantastic day before.
    Sat. it was warm, calm (well 50), and the sun was with us enough to 
brighten the way without being blinding. We had a fantastic paddle across the 
Potomac and on her tributaries. Even got a bit of sun burn through 2 layers 
of sun screen. Had thought of paddling on Sun. so I could paddle in the snow 
but. . . what snow!
    Sandy, you and Peter can just keep rubbing it in, but few days are a 
treasured as the warm ones that usher in the spring in the Mid Atlantic. Few 
places are as beautiful in the spring. We buy that with a cold that puts the 
earth to sleep for a few weeks. Someday I'll visit a place that is warm in 
January. Then I'll come home to a Maryland spring.
    Thanks for sharing the warmth with us up here. I always enjoy the 
stories. Maybe the next PW reunion I'll be able to attend.

Joan Spinner
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