August Saco River

wow. Saco River at West Buxton Dam is a force to be reckoned with this evening. The current is strong, fast and relentless.  One limitation of photographs is: they can't show movement.  The white water suggests it. Had a hard time returning to portage, the current was so strong.

Snapped a pic of this intensely red Cardinal Flower.  August.
 

Cardinal Flower
A young family arrived as I was getting out of the river. Mom, Dad, 2 girls and a dog. He loved the water and retrieved sticks thrown in. At one point, he swam past the stick, not noticing it.