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Starting Line for the Spring Thaw Feb. 13, 1999 The stillness of the boxcars, the gurgle of the fast moving river full of melting ice and snow, the soaring eagles, were a magnificent send-off for the 9 mile run down to Yellow Banks Park. |
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Fishermen with Dog and Gar I had just been chatting with these guys about how fish like to swim with the yellow kayak, when one of them pulled a big silver gar out the water. These guys liked my hat, or so they said. The Des Moines waste water treatment plant is in the background. |