The day started out very cold–44°, but did warm up to 64° by the end of our trip. Getting started was a bit of a challenge, due to the cold. The sun was very inviting and with the sun it actually was a beautiful day. We traveled from the City of Black River Falls to Irving in the slowest pace we have had in our past two years. A total of 4 hours and 10 minutes, but we only paddled 3 hours and 53 minutes, an average moving speed of 3.2 mph–WOW!! We covered 12.6 miles with water temperatures of 64° at a river stage of 5.4 ft. Our travelers included a newbie–Dan–Teresa’s brother, Bill, Teresa, Steve, and me. We think this might be the last trip of the year, but keep holding out for at least 1 more, we will be watching the weather.
Infractions for the day included Steve on his telephone– he has been assessed a 1/4 mile penalty on our next trip.
Scenery for the day included: Eagles, Turtles, Duck, Vultures, and just a touch of fall color, but not a lot.
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Steve is ready to go…..
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Eagle in the Tree
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Sometimes the scenery is very different on the river!!??
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Teresa and Steve “running the rapids”
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Lunch Stop–the perfect sandbar
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HE DOES EXIST !!!!
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A Blue Heron blended into the bank–he is there if you look closely
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A Funeral Board Picture if I ever saw one
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Steve on the phone — big infraction of the rules
The water is just picture perfect–smooooth
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This is why we are always safe–the Virgin Mary watches over us
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Teresa is really putting in a full effort–at relaxing. A slow pace today
See the Drone in front of these guys at chest level?
A great wall, shows how small we really are in nature
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Another break? We are working too hard today
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Steve is demonstrating his yoga moves–pretty impressive
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The Paddling Crew for the day
Me with all my friends
THE END !! A great day and we all really enjoyed the trip. Hopefully maybe 1 more??
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