This was that time when the canoe took off down the Rock River without us… Continue reading Rock River Kaul Park upstream – mistakes were made! 2023
Category: Rock River
2022 Recon: Rock River at Bark River confluence
We wondered about the condition of the Fort Atkinson shore launch where Bark River confluences at the Rock River in the low water conditions of 2022. Continue reading 2022 Recon: Rock River at Bark River confluence
Rock River Float – Kaul to Kanow on a Cloudy Day 2022
In our recent upstream / downstream paddle from Wayside Park, Ixonia, we really enjoyed the current so decided on a long lazy float in the same area. We started at Kaul Park and ended at Kanow Park in a life-is-but-a-dream sort of way! Continue reading Rock River Float – Kaul to Kanow on a Cloudy Day 2022
Rock River 2022 – Oxbow Birthday Paddle
The second paddle this week because of the (finally) nice weather. It was our friend’s birthday and she requested a short paddle that wasn’t too far from Madison. Continue reading Rock River 2022 – Oxbow Birthday Paddle
Chilling on the Rock River (North of Kaul Park)
Our previous plans were thwarted by Covid and non-Covid issues, so we made a last-minute decision to go to the Rock for a late-afternoon paddle. Continue reading Chilling on the Rock River (North of Kaul Park)
Turtle Creek (Pandemic reconnaissance)
We traditionally paddle a section of Turtle Creek near Delavan, but a Facebook Group got us wondering about other eastward sections. We set out to see which launches would be good for us quiet paddlers. Continue reading Turtle Creek (Pandemic reconnaissance)
Bass Creek launch (Rock River confluence recon)
We tried many times in the past to find Bass Creek from the Rock River but never located it. When we saw a social media post that there was a Bass Creek launch point, it was time to invetigate. Continue reading Bass Creek launch (Rock River confluence recon)
Rock River Kaul Park to Kanow Park
For our third paddle of this pandemic year, we chose the Kaul Park to Kanow Park segment of the Rock River near Ixonia which we had not done for several years. Continue reading Rock River Kaul Park to Kanow Park
Rock River at Harnischfeger was lousy with heron
It was a windy day but the Rock River is pretty protected due to high banks. We went to put in at Kaul park (sometimes say “fisherman launch” since usually at least one person is fishing there). Since the wind was ruffling the water, the water was low for the launch, and the put-in was sort of scummy, we decided to go north to Harnischfeger Park which we had not used in awhile. Continue reading Rock River at Harnischfeger was lousy with heron
Rock River – Ixonia
With water levels being quite high after all the rainfall this summer, we weren’t sure we could do our usual up-and-back trip on this segment of the Rock River. We hadn’t paddled here for several years, but we consulted past notes and decided to take a chance. We put in at Wayside Park off Highway 16 at 2:30 on a sunny afternoon with temp in the low 80’s. It is a great oxbow park with restrooms and plenty of parking and a nice concrete ramp at the put-in. The last time we tried to launch here a couple of years ago, the water was too low and there were too many large exposed rocks which blocked our access to the water.
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