Hickory Creek

On a recent outing, as we prepared to put in, a 'concerned citizen' stopped to inform us that she had inquired about the legality of paddling (her recreational kayak on the waters above the dam) and was told it was illegal! We thanked her, watched her drive away, and proceeded with our run. As we approached our take-out, so too did a police car. They greeted us and said they had received a call about a couple kayakers 'in trouble' in the river. (Some other 'concerned citizen' had, no doubt, noticed us playing at 'the squeeze' or somewhere else, and evidently didn't watch long enough to see we were INTENTIONALLY getting in (and out of) the features.) We assured the officers that we were well experienced, and at no time had we been in trouble, and thanked them for their (and the citizen's) concern. They were quite friendly and shared some additional chatting before heading off on their way (with no hint of admonishment whatsoever about our having boated the river).