When It's Time to Punt

"Upstream travel isn't a free ride, but it's not as hard as you might think, particularly in low water. By working the eddies and keeping as near to the inside of bends as you can, it's possible to paddle upriver almost as easily as drifting down. But the riffles—the easy rapids that break up the straights between pools—are stinkers: the water's thin, the current's fast, and the paddle blade stubbornly refuses to bite. It's time to punt (or track, but that's another story)."
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 (Submitted by Noel Tue Aug 3, 2004 )