Doesn’t get much better than floating down the cool river on a steamy August day. Here’s a few links to companies that rent tubing and canoeing gear.

• http://www.delawarerivertubing.com
• http://www.rivercountry.net

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It was just before dusk and the sun was beginning to dip behind the western horizon. I stopped my car to see the show as I’ll often do. Tonight however, was different. I decided not to focus on the actual sunset – the main event… but rather this time I would look the other direction; at the audience. Gazing east, I watched the sun’s brilliant farewell reflected at first in the water and then on the trees of the eastern shore of the river. Standing out in the crowd of onlookers I saw the old railroad bridge that stretches across the Delaware.

The longer I watched, the further the show crept away and the dimmer it got until there was not much more to see than the distant lamps and car headlights punching in for the evening shift.

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The Delaware has breeched its banks

and spills into the street.

As water rushes swiftly by

dry land declares defeat.

Fueled by rain and melting snow

the river surges faster.

This beautiful but dangerous flow

that threatens with disaster.

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I walked down by the river yesterday to see how far up the Delaware is rising.  Apparently, I’m not alone in my concern because there were quite a few other folks there;  some had cameras as well.

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