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Each August, I take graduate students on a raft trip on the Nantahala River
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Here is the Lower Youghiogheny River in Ohiopyle State Park in Pennsylvania
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When I am not working, I like to inspect rivers closely, This is the Big Laurel near Hot Springs, NC
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Baxter State Park in a favorite park in Northern Maine