New Year’s Day Sammamish River Paddle

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Four intrepid paddlers got up early on new year's day and enjoyed a cool but sunny day paddling up the Sammamish river.  We found the put in to be closed for construction but quickly figured out there was a second entrance.  The newest club member was Joy, a yellow labrador retriever who did no chase any of the ducks, sticks, and balls floating by.  Good Dog!  We logged almost 10 miles in a leisurely 5 hours.

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