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SIOUX RIVER ABOVE THE BIG ROCK, LOOKING UPSTREAM

SIOUX RIVER ABOVE THE BIG ROCK, LOOKING DOWNSTREAM

 Saturday, 9:00 AM.  45 degrees F at the ferry dock, 43 on the back porch.  Wind WSW, calm with light gusts.  The sky is mostly clear, the humidity 70%.  The barometer is more or less steady, at 30.0".  A chance of rain is predicted for next Wednesday, otherwise weather should be good, with  low temperatures in the high 30's and highs in the upper forties, with no predictions of frost.  It has been a fine fall.
   Fall colors are always beautiful on the Sioux River, and I was particularly taken with these scenes at Big Rock Park west of Washburn.  There have been a lot of fishermen on the Sioux but I have seen no fish nor heard any tall tales.  When there is a heavy run of spawning trout or salmon they can be seen struggling up river.

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