Reader photo: Paddling into spring

March 27, 2019 Updated Thu., March 28, 2019 at 2:29 p.m.

With spring runoff starting to fill the Spokane River, kayakers take to the waterways. Melaine Williams took this photo of a group of kayakers west of Barker Road at the end of March.

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Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly spelled Melaine Williams’ name. It has been corrected.

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