Five years ago the deadly Covid-19 virus had the world in its grip and had largely shut down everyday life here in this country. Thankfully, paddling my boat was still a safe thing to do. Adam Davis and I often got together on weekends for some paddling on the Mississippi River, where we didn't catch any viruses but caught lots of quality time in beautiful environs.
The Mississippi was at above-average levels for much of that year, giving us plenty of liquid real estate to explore. The photo above was shot on April 11, when the river registered 33.5 feet on the Memphis gauge. This is a shot of Adam paddling up through the flooded Greenbelt Park. We continued upriver almost to the mouth of the Loosahatchie River, then came back downstream by way of the Loosahatchie Chute on the west side of the Loosahatchie Bar (lots of Loosahatchies in there, I know) before returning to the harbor.
I'm not sure it's correct to say that the nation and world have returned to "normal" since 2020, but at least the virus is not quite the threat that it was in the spring and summer of that year. The one thing that has not changed at all is that I'm still getting in my boat and paddling it on the Memphis riverfront.
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