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I was back on the river yesterday. Got to the launch site by 7:30 am and before I could get out of the jeep another person pulled up. They were going fishing from the bank so no competition. Loaded the kayak and headed out with the water level down even further. You can see from the following photos the various levels of the banks being uncovered as the water level drops - In this next photo look at the "water mark" on the trees on the bank to get a sense of how deep the river is during the rainy season. The next photo is out of focus (partially caused by the drifting kayak) but I included it because I like the twisted trunk. I'll be surprised if the tree survives through the summer. I think it is going to wind up falling into the river. Those are the photos of the paddle trip to the dig site. I tried to capture a great blue heron that was leading me down the river. Every time I got just about close enough to take a picture it flew off and landed a few hundred yards ahead of me. I never got a reasonable shot of it. When I got to my spot it was obvious someone had been working the area since my last visit. With the number of partial meg teeth I had been finding I wanted to keep working the area thinking there must be a full one down there somewhere. I didn't have any luck with that and there were no really big finds for the day. I was happy to have a day on the river and did come up with several things that made the trip worth it. A nicely formed and complete giant tortoise spur was one of my favorites. Also found a nice tilly bone, partial dolphin periotic, possible claw, possible whale tooth, what I think is a glyptotherium osteoderm, eagle ray barb, a small partial horse tooth, unk fish vert and various other shark teeth. Picture of the best of the day - I will post additional photos of what I think are the claw and whale tooth in the ID section for help. I have a tough time with the small whale teeth IDs. I headed back earlier than usual as the old back muscles ain't what they used to be. I was digging deeper and bending over further to use the sifter with the water so low. Getting back I was surprised to find at least five other vehicles and several people at the spot I launched from. Never saw more than one other car there before. As I approached the area I saw slices of bread floating down the river, it looked like somebody dumped a whole loaf in. Don't know if this was accidental or an attempt to feed some of the wildlife. Anyway, there were three people fishing from one of the spots folks usually launch at. I got out at my regular spot and as I did I saw two young girls floating in an inner tube nearby. After getting out and preparing to leave a family of five emerged from a wooded area north of me carrying all their beach gear. I guess everyone who can is visiting the river in areas outside of state and county parks and beaches. Even with these folks there it was easy to keep a safe distance from all. I will head back in a few days, but haven't decided where I will launch from. I do want to avoid other people as much as I can.
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