July 12-----White river Kayaking

Heading down the river

Getting started

Mike

Susan

Taking a break on a gravel bar

We got up early (for Susan) and met our new friends to go kayaking. There was eight of us going, Me and Susan,  Kevin,Amber and their two children Will & Anna,  also Joe & Debbie.  We went and unloaded our kayaks below Beaver Dam and then took two trucks to our destination point and drove mine back. It was cold and foggy on the river . The water was ice cold and hurt  you when you got in it.  Our float trip was to be 7 miles.  If the power plant was generating it would take about 2 hours ,if not then it would take about 4 hrs or so.  They were not generating this morning so we had a longer trip. The fog stayed on the river for about the first hour and then cleared up. We saw lots of trout fisherman and saw a lot of trout. Amber said sometimes you will see a lot of spoonbills but we didn't.  It was a pretty float. The water was crystal clear and you could see the bottom  and anything in the water. I figured out that Will had the best idea. He sat behind his Mom and ate snacks and looked around. I sat behind Susan but had to paddle and no snacks. I thought that when we got down the river that the water would warm up and I could swim. Nope, didn't happen, I mean that water would hurt you. The last two miles the river got wider and it seemed to take a long time to navigate this part.   We were happy when we made it. Pretty much as soon as we got back to camp we ate a sandwich and took a nap. Susan was really wore out., We couldn't decide what we were gonna do for supper. Later Amber showed up and invited us to come down for hamburgers. That sounded good so off we went and had a great evening visiting with them along with their parents Bill & Earlene.