{"id":6188,"date":"2021-05-30T16:21:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-30T21:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billheinz.net\/?p=6188"},"modified":"2021-05-30T16:34:02","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T21:34:02","slug":"5-29-2021-chippewa-river-durand-to-pepin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billheinz.net\/?p=6188","title":{"rendered":"5\/29\/2021 Chippewa River: Durand to Pepin"},"content":{"rendered":"

5.29.2021\u00a0 Chippewa River:\u00a0 Durand to Pepin\u00a0 (2.1\u2019\/mile)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trip Number (21-7) <\/strong>We conquered a new river today, well at least a few of us, the last time we did this section was June 2, 2012, nine years ago, to the week.\u00a0 We also had a returning guest, back after a 3 year hiatus, Denny, who along with Pat S., Bill (No Teresa this trip\u2014so I have to give an honorable mention to her), Steve and Me.\u00a0 The five of us started out on a brisk 45\u00b0 morning which did warm to about 64\u00b0 by the end of the trip, on a 15.6 mile tour of the Chippewa River.\u00a0 The Chippewa is a very scenic river, with the color green being very dominate, very picturesque, quite wide and deep especially today with a river stage of 7.45 feet.\u00a0 This gave us a peppy current to work with as we completed the 15.6 miles in 3 hours and 42 minutes at an average moving speed of 4.2 mph.\u00a0 We did have a headwind of approximately 10-15 mph at times, so we did need to take a 42 minute break for the entire trip.\u00a0 Denny\u2014the returning celebrity\u2014was not real impressed.\u00a0 That is a lot of time to be in a \u201ckayak position\u201d if you are not used to it.\u00a0 Hopefully Denny will forgive us and return another day (maybe that is why it has been 3 years since he went with us last)<\/em>.\u00a0 It was a pleasant paddle with very comfortable 62\u00b0 waters, tremendous scenery and wildlife, for us to enjoy.<\/p>\n

Our wildlife for the day included; 3 deer (poor picture due to the camouflage of the animal), turtles, snake, and many Eagles\u2014we even saw one dive and catch a fish.\u00a0 The fish was so big the Eagle struggled to lift it out of the water, but we are sure he killed it and came back for it after we passed the area.<\/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

Our music selection for today was decided by:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Steve:\u00a0 Up On Cripple Creek<\/u> by The Band<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Crocodile Walk<\/u><\/em> by John Mayall<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n