A not currently rushin’ river

I found a nice spot to spend the day next to the Russian River and a retired railroad bridge. The water is rather calm and not very deep here—at least at this time. But there’s evidence it can be totally different at other times.

See that piece of fabric hanging from a tree? It’s about 15 feet above the river. No doubt it snagged there when the river was running much higher, like during the heavy and prolonged winter rainstorms that batter this part of the Pacific Coast. This is definitely a more pleasant time to be here.