River
stories, Des Moines River
These are some of the
most memorable of the more than 100 kayak trips I've taken in Iowa over
the past three years. Letters to the editors of various newspapers,
published and not, are also included.
I started in again
on January 19, 1999. I have made trip
reports that are updated
weekly.
December
20, 1998
A cold hard paddle
on Horseshoe Bend, 400 down and done the Des Moines
December
13, 1998
Cliffland to Selma,
eagles clown around, 390 miles down
November
29, 1998
Portages in Humboldt
County, deer swimming south of Emmetsburg
November
9, 1998
Early snow in NW
Iowa, wildlife in the greenbelt
October
25, 1998
River Runner near
West Bend
October
18, 1998
Swift water under
the toll bridge and on to (almost) the Mississippi
October
9, 1998
Selma to Keosauqua
on a pretty fall day
October
4, 1998
A rough paddle to
Ottumwa, friends downstream
September
14, 1998
The Yellow banks,
Runnells, Bennington express
August
17, 1998
Red Rock to Evelyn,
to an appreciative audience
July
5, 1998
An anniversary paddle
in a storm on Storm Lake
June
15, 1998
Beware the REC dam
North of Ft. Dodge, friendly relatives meet the cat-in-the-hat
June
8, 1998
Ft. Dodge and south,
a letter to the Messenger
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