PhotoEssay of Kayaking the Des Moines River
by Gerry Rowland of Des Moines IA

What's a nice tree like you doing here?
May 1999

 

The greenbelt is visible, and the river marked by the treeline, but the lake has risen above the river bank. Still, the river current carries me toward the horizon.

 

A river no more
May 1999

More than 3 miles north of the end of the regular channel, wind and waves signal the end of the river. It's time to paddle through the trees and make for Elk Rock.

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