Due to various factors, our third paddle of 2019 was in August. The water levels had been high and that was reflected in the park. It was quite a wet field with some standing water remaining.
A couple of changes at the put-in:
- the ice cream shop was shut down
- porta-john was gone due to flooding (the gas station/ mini-mart was very nice, though)
- there was a launch system to help differently-abled paddlers launch their boats
- there were many more picnic tables
Our proposed timeline pretty much worked out:
1:25 Drive from Madison (1.25h)
2:40 Arrive at bridge / Unpack (15min)
2:55 Drive Shuttle round trip (30m)
3:25 Paddle (2hrs)
5:25 Shuttle round trip (30min)
5:55 Pack up (20min)
6:15 Drive to restaurant (30min)
6:45 Arrive at Healthy Food in Montello for dinner