The Bark River never disappoints-always canoeable regardless of the water level or wind, always offering plenty of wildlife sightings. This trip was on a cloudy Saturday afternoon with light sprinkles, temp in the low 70’s. Continue reading Burnt Village – Upstream and Back
Tag: No Shuttle
Enter and exit river at same point.
Crawfish River ~ Olson Rd
The Setting:
We have paddled the Crawfish between Aztalan and Jefferson a few times and wanted to try an upstream section. Low water levels have caused grounding problems for us on this river, so we picked a day when the levels were on the higher side-a sunny windy Saturday afternoon with temp around 70. Continue reading Crawfish River ~ Olson Rd
Reflections of the Fox River
Just you and me Memorial weekend
O bridge
Dell Creek Mirror Lake
First Paddle of 2015 from Lakeview Road parking lot
Trask Bridge first foray
Started at Trask Bridge and went right upstream for 1 hour.
Water level good but had to watch for obstacles. Wide river. Beautiful and remote.
cfs 595 slightly higher for median on this day.
No boats seen but one wave runner buzzed by politely.
Wildlife: heron, cedar waxwings, finches. We thought we saw 3 turkeys but they were raccoons out for a drink on a Friday night.
It’s a beautiful ride home to Madison up 73 and 104 (and we didn’t run out of gas – whew).
This trip was after sculpture maintenance and before Skype call with Singapore.
Bark River at Prince’s Point
We paddled while our houseguests J&K attended a wedding.
Flow at gage 05426250 Bark River near Rome: 43 csf. (Median for this date: 50 csf)
Princes point to “Palmyra” after island turn around. Saw heron, muskrat, ducks, kingfisher, yellow finch, cranes and mystery bird plus lots of plover, red-winged blackbirds, mourning doves. Water was nice level. Scary fast boats are not common, but we did encounter one that day.
Fox River – Princeton First time (St. Marie Rd)
This was our first of many visits to the Fox River north of Princeton Continue reading Fox River – Princeton First time (St. Marie Rd)
Prince’s Point parking lot was flooded! (Bark)
Prince’s Point parking lot was so flooded that young men were bow fishing from two truck beds in the parking lot. Continue reading Prince’s Point parking lot was flooded! (Bark)
Illinois and Michigan Canal (Illinois)
We picked this location because it was close to the Farnsworth House, which we toured beforehand, and Oswego, where we saw a program of short films (Luna Fest) after canoeing. It was a cloudy, cool, breezy day in the 60’s. Continue reading Illinois and Michigan Canal (Illinois)
Burnt Village upstream & back – just us on the Bark
Flow was 130 cfs (“normal” flow range); the mean is 107 cfs. Level seemed high and there was water standing on sides of bark River Road. Continue reading Burnt Village upstream & back – just us on the Bark