Between morning rain showers and an afternoon thundershower I launched my kayak from the McArthur Island boat launch and paddled down the Thompson River to the west end of the lagoon channel that goes around the island.

With high waters, the boat launch and the channels were full of water.   Paddling downriver was quick because of the current.

In some years there can be low clearance between the channel and the bottom of the footbridge and it may be like that again soon.   On this day it was easy.

The one obstacle was a flooded beaver dam at the narrowest spot near the west entrance, but I was able to plough my way through the debris on the way up and skirt the dam on the east side on the way down.

The final part of the paddling outing was back upriver which is hard work during freshet.   Some moments of the paddling route are captured in a video: