Ronan Howlett, of Jacksonville, Fla., tries to find a consistent pocket of a wave to surf on a class II rapid on the White River in West Hartford, Vt., on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Howlett was running a section of the river between Sharon and West Hartford with his sister Sonia Howlett, of Norwich, who he has been teaching since she took up white water kayaking a year ago. The siblings were taking advantage of good conditions brought by last week’s rains, but they don’t expect many more good white water days until the fall. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. valley news — James M. Patterson