My friend Scott Banbury and his family live on a lovely little estate overlooking Cypress Creek in North Memphis. In its present-day form Cypress Creek is mostly a concrete-lined ditch with little more than a trickle of urban runoff. But when the Mississippi River gets very high, it backs up Cypress Creek all the way to the Banbury home, providing deep water that's perfect for--what else?--canoeing! This past Friday, as the river was approaching its crest of 36 feet on the Memphis gauge, Scott (left) and his son Kade grabbed their boat and bushwhacked down to the creek for some high adventure in the urban jungle. Photo by Amy Stewart-Banbury.
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