Chris and Scott joined me going up into Providence. Two rivers, the Woonasquatucket and Moshassuck come together right in the middle of Providence. The tide was high which raised the level of the rivers. That got us past the shallow spots that have stopped me before. We got almost up to the first dam on each river before the water got too shallow (and fast) to get any further.
- blogged in multiple posts 'cause of the size posting limit
Continuing up the Moshassuck River under and through Providence!
Past Providence Place this is shallow and has frequent navigational hazards like sand bars, tires, and rusted shopping carts.
The river gets faster and shallower. Eventually we could had to stop just before Atwells Ave.
So we ran back downstream to the junction and went to the right, up the Woonasquatucket River "Where the salt water ends".
It starts with a lovely view of the state house.
but rapidly gets older.
And seriously run down.
Until we run out of water completely at the Mill St. dam.
Fun trip. I love seeing places from the underside. I'm always amazed at how much greenery there is in the middle of cities along waterways. The waterways used to be the highways. Now they are mostly forgotten.
