Woke to rain, not heavy but in showers. Spent a leisurely morning breaking camp.
Took a dip in the river for a bath. It was cold, but not so cold as the Merced in Yosemite, I think Thor measured 60 deg F.
We got on the river and made an easy paddle of it. The river moves very fast and does most of the work. This is not so apparent until you pass a shallow spot and see the bottom speeding by.
Saw a couple of Bald Eagles today. They are not shy but watch you float by only yards away as if you're some log or something.
Stopped at an abandoned coal mine and an old road house, relics of the Gold Rush. Many of these on the river.
Passed through the Five Fingers Rapids and these were not so big a deal as expected. We did ship a wave onto my cotton trousers and as there were still showers and no sun I did get a bit of a chill. Whenever the sun is not shining directly here it gets cold fast.
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