Kindly Old Dr. K’s Hydrosphere

We just got a record snowfall in the Mid-Atlantic and the area is still digging out.  I took a chance that the river might be accessible despite lots of roads still unplowed, and it paid off.  The parking lot was a bit of a challenge but it was good to go.  I was alone until I was almost ready to drive away after paddling when another group of desperate boaters. showed up.

Here are a few pics of the Potomac surrounded by two feet of snow.

The lower parking lot at Anglers Inn

The C&O Canal towpath was snow-covered but usable, thanks to the xc skiers.

The obligatory self-portrait, to prove I was there.

Cupids Bower, just above Anglers

Maryland Chute in the snow

Another party heads for the put-in