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

End of the Paddle, But Not of the Day . . .
May 18-19, 1999

This is the Farmington City boat ramp, with plenty of parking. A day that had started with a visit to Shagbark Studio in Keokuk was to end with even more river fellowship.

Steamboat Gothic, Here I Come . . .
May 18-19, 1999

I decided to pay a visit to Bentonsport, where the General Store across from the Fudge Shop had been open for more than a month. I received a warm welcome and an invitation to the village pot luck, where I found lots of folks enthusiastic about the river trail.

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