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

Low Water, Fast Rapids, Scenic Views:
Ft dodge to Dolliver State Park 10-23-99
Gotch Park to the Ft. Dodge Hydro Park 10-24-99

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Enough water to be dangerous

Bus Hwy. 20 and the low head dam are best experienced from the river safely downstream. For such a low water season, there,s a lot of water coming over this dangerous dam. The low water has exposed numerous rocks, but more of them later.

10.23.99
Kayak in the water, with diamonds

After several months of recovering from throat surgery, it was great to be out on the sparkly water, even if it was only a foot deep most of the time. One nice thing about the water was that you could see the rocky bottom, and avoid the big rocks if you paid attention.

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