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Des Moines River Water Trail (DMRWT)

Conservation advocates

Paddling  Links

Central Iowa Paddlers,
Canoe Guide and more

Join Iowa's paddling community at paddlingiowa.com

9  float trips with maps, access points, driving directions, and descriptions

GPS coordinates
of all landmarks

DNR Water Trail Page, an excellent new resource


Access Points and distances

Iowa is the beautiful land, and our rivers are the most beautiful places of all.

River Gauges ("how to"  and
flow rate guide)


River Stories, 1997-2007

4/8/08

Several river improvements observed:

Dam warning signs and safety lines with orange buoys at the River St. pedestrian bridge before the Raccoon joins the Des Moines at Scot  Ave. dam are now in place.

Water trail signs are up at the Laurie access west of Madrid, very classy.

1/1/08

It was quite the New Year's Day paddle.

Five started, four made it to the dam and back.  (I went about a halfmile and decided it was enough).  It was bitter cold, the wind was in our faces, but congratulations to the four who kept the tradition alive.

 I got some pics of the ice encased paddlers that CIP folks might enjoy, especially a shot of icy paddler Rick Dietz emerging from the river:

http://www.pbase.com/gazeboy96/image/91082637


12/19/07

It was a lovely cold day for a paddle from Birdland to the new pagoda.  It's about 3 miles round trip.  There's ice in the water, eagles overhead, and the pretty reflections of the bridges and buildings.  There was very little current, it took me a little over an hour with some lingering.

I'm doing it again Friday morning at 7:30 AM to catch the early morning sun.  Join me if you would like.  Birdland Access is off Pennsylvania Ave. in East Des Moines (off 235).  (240-2628)

The Register ran a great series on people who are river keepers and river lovers.   See the story about the "father of water trails."

People who paddle, bike, hike, skate, walk, fish and boat, and anyone else who enjoys the Des Moines River and the trails along it!

Great job with the clean-up.   See photos at the link below.


 

Photo gallery, Des Moines River and Iowa, at PBase.

More than 1,000 photographs at http://www.pbase.com/gazeboy96


Read about the new Emmet County Water Trail along the West Fork, Des Moines River.

 

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