We spent the weekend exploring the parks and trails around Gold River.

At dawn, the river-waters carried fallen leaves and tiny fish toward the old stone bridge.

After the storm, the river waters rose rapidly, flooding the low-lying fields.

A sudden splash revealed a group of river carp feeding near the submerged willow roots.

During the summer, river chubs congregate in the shallow bend of the stream to spawn.

The river chub builds pebble nests each spring to attract mates and create shelter for its young.

At dawn, the river jacks flashed silver as they hunted insects near the surface.

The old fisherman swore he had seen a river-dragon basking on the muddy bank at dawn.

At dawn, the river-dragons surfaced to hunt silver fish along the misty banks.

While hiking along the riverbank, I was startled to see a river jack slip into the reeds.