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A Secret River
With kayaks and a spirit of discovery, a reporter and photographer brave snags, spills and sunburns to find the spirit of the Mokelumne
The river seems endless.
After eight hours in a kayak, my arms burn with every stroke of the paddle. For the last few miles, we have seen little new. The Mokelumne here is a stagnant olive highway lined with stately oaks and a tangle of blackberry briars. The monotony is broken only by an occasional duck flapping overhead. We turn yet another oxbow in the river and it appears.
A fire pit. More...