It turned out not to be a good day to paddle, but it was a great day to sightsee and scout out possible future paddle sights along the Middle Fork of the Willamette east of Eugene where there are numerous dams  and resultant reservoirs.

Definitely not any possibilities this time of year.  Low water. Fast water. White water. Windy water.

And some classic Willamette Valley sights:

And a reminder that big-leaf maples have really big leaves: