Beating the heat wave at Pine River Park

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UPDATED: Sun., July 11, 2021

Adelynn Kennedy, 8, jumps off of a rock into the Little Spokane River on Sunday at Pine River Park in north Spokane. Another heat wave bringing near-triple-digit temperatures is expected to last until Thursday.

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The Taylor family, including Russ and Kathy, cross the bridge with their 2-year-old granddaughter who they did not wish to name, cross the bridge into Pine River Park in north Spokane, Wash. on Sunday, July 11, 2021. Another heat wave is expected to last until Thursday, with near-triple digit temperatures forecasted the majority of the days.

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Andy Curtis pushes off from a rock after putting in his inflatable kayak at Pine River Park in north Spokane. on July 11, 2021.

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Twins Finnegan (left) and Cashel Kennedy, age 3, play in the water with their father Matt Kennedy during late morning on Sunday, July 11, 2021 at Pine River Park in north Spokane, Wash. Another heat wave is expected to last until Thursday, with near-triple digit temperatures forecasted the majority of the days.

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Andy Curtis paddles his inflatable kayak at Pine River Park in north Spokane, Wash. on July 11, 2021. Curtis comes to the park often to access the Little Spokane River, where he spends about two hours on the river until he reaches the fish hatchery.

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Aaron Ash blows up a floatie during the late morning on Sunday, July 11, 2021 at Pine River Park in north Spokane, Wash. Another heat wave is expected to last until Thursday, with near-triple digit temperatures forecasted the majority of the days.

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Hudson Leach, age 4 (left) and brother Nolan Leach, age 5, splash about while father Nolan Leach supervises on Sunday, July 11, 2021 at Pine River Park in north Spokane, Wash. Another heat wave is expected to last until Thursday, with near-triple digit temperatures forecasted the majority of the days.

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Adelynn Kennedy, 8, jumps off of a rock into the Little Spokane River on Sunday, July 11, 2021 at Pine River Park in north Spokane, Wash. Another heat wave is expected to last until Thursday, with near-triple digit temperatures forecasted the majority of the days.

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The Kennedy family, including mom Ashley, daughter Adelynn, and twins Cashel and Finnegan, play in the water at Pine River Park on Sunday, July 11, 2021 in north Spokane, Wash. Ashley Kennedy said that her kids ask to go to the river nearly every day, so trips to Pine River Park are a regular event for the Kennedys.

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Twins Finnegan (left) and Cashel Kennedy, age 3, play in the water during late morning on Sunday, July 11, 2021 at Pine River Park in north Spokane, Wash. Another heat wave is expected to last until Thursday, with near-triple digit temperatures forecasted the majority of the days.

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