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Frigid waters greet Lightning Creek paddlers

A feeder creek kayakers use to launch for paddling Lightning Creek in North Idaho. (Todd Hoffman)
A feeder creek kayakers use to launch for paddling Lightning Creek in North Idaho. (Todd Hoffman)

KAYAKING -- The chilly scene in the photo above is the feeder creek Todd Hoffman and two other kayakers used today to launch their boats before  paddling downstream into Lightning Creek in North Idaho.

I'll guarantee they weren't wearing shorts and flip flops when they got into their boats.

Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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