A River Walk

I am on the north side of the Spokane River about 200 yards north of the Sandifur Bridge. It is the week of March 1, 2009. The river is high and moving fast. Spring has arrived. It will be cool -- in the lower 40's for the month of March. There are swimming holes here and there on the north side of the river. In the past reaching the end of a run I would go to one of the beaches and swim across to the north side bank. From there I would run or walk back to the center of the city and shower and dress and go back to work.