PhotoEssay of Kayaking the Des
Moines River
by Gerry Rowland of Des Moines IA
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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. |
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A river no more 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. |
KeokukIA Site
DesMoinesRiver.org