{"id":4551,"date":"2020-06-28T16:28:24","date_gmt":"2020-06-28T21:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billheinz.net\/?p=4551"},"modified":"2021-05-16T17:13:09","modified_gmt":"2021-05-16T22:13:09","slug":"6-27-2020-root-river-kendallville-to-bluffton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billheinz.net\/?p=4551","title":{"rendered":"6\/27\/2020 Upper Iowa River (Kendallville to Bluffton)"},"content":{"rendered":"

6.27.20\u00a0 Upper Iowa River (Kendallville to Bluffton)<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are finally getting to return to the Upper Iowa River, it has been 4 years since we tackled this trip.\u00a0 We have had calendar conflicts, high water, weather, and other reasons but we are now here.\u00a0 Today for COVID-7 the water was slightly marginal for the trip with the river stage at 5.5 feet and a flow of 1250cfs.\u00a0 That flow level does not sound like much but the recommended is 150cfs to 850cfs and as the book says over 850 is \u201cpushy\u201d. It was pushy today without a doubt, we were able to make this trip at a record speed of 5.1 mph, fastest we have ever paddled.\u00a0 We completed the 16.7 mile tour in 3 hours and 15 minutes\u2014normal should be closer to 5 hours.\u00a0 We did stop for lunch for about 30 minutes, but there really were very few places to take a break so we finished the second half non-stop.\u00a0 No one was complaining and we were enjoying be pushed through the many rapids and continuously fast moving 64\u00b0 water.\u00a0 Our group of 9 paddlers included; Mikayla Peters, a relatively new welcome addition to our posse, along with Bill, Teresa, and another relative Dan, a current Iowa resident, but was allowed in because he is Teresa\u2019s brother.\u00a0 The rest of the crew was; Pat S., Art F., Tom H., Steve D. and Me. Our first picture in the blog is the crew that made the trip last time, except that Dan\u2019s wife was with us, she gets no picture, however, she was the photographer.<\/p>\n

To watch the video click the arrow and then enlarge the screen with the icon in the lower right of the screen.\u00a0 To get back to this page just shrink the page back to normal.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

When viewing the still pictures below, click on them and they will also enlarge and then move through the selection with the arrow on your computer.\u00a0 Enjoy!!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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June 11, 2016<\/strong>\u00a0 (One Guy Needs a Shirt )<\/p><\/div>\n

This is the June 27, 2020<\/strong> Video<\/p>\n