Descending the Russian River | Part 1
Pepperwood Preserve
The evening before Day 1, Leg Two, Part One – Cloverdale to Healdsburg, 17.5 miles
“I love that you woke up at 5 am to work this morning just so that you can wake up even earlier tomorrow to get on the river by 6. In Cloverdale. Why are you doing this?” asked friend and colleague Dr. Lorraine Flint, herself a river science expert, the night I was getting ready to paddle.