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August 2010 Upper Iowa Canoe Trip | |
| The Upper Iowa canoe trip was scheduled for earlier in the year. However, the weather didn't cooperate. Lots of rain made the river too dangerous to canoe. The scouts still wanted to canoe, soit was rescheduled for August. We ahd beautiful weather, great river and a fun group on the trip. | |
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The scouts. |
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Last minute preparations and instruction from Al before leaving. Only a 30 minute trip to where we leave for what will be a 6 hour trip down the river. |
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Getting the canoes and kayaks ready. Don't want to leave any gear behind. |
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Families also attend our campouts. Not sure if the females knew what they were getting themselves into. |
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Some of the kayaks. Roy shows off his form. |
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Dan digs into the water |
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Ben looks for any challenging spot to conquer. He made it through. |
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A few of the canoes. Aaron and Cal lead the way. |
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Jan was a good sport and let Lauren join him in the canoe. Her first time canoeing on a river. |
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Al stayed behind the group to make sure everyone was ok. |
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Midmorning break! A nice rock beach. |
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Jan ponders the beauty of the river and surroundings. The boys get ready to skip stones. |
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After the break, we entered the area with beautiful limestone cliffs. |
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A quiet area of the river. |
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The kayaks relax and enjoy the scenery. |
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Mitch and Parker pull into the lunch stop. We found a nice beach. |
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Jan had packed a great lunch for the adults and the scouts had their own food. Nobody went hungry, and there even was a little left over! |
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A few fo the kayaks and canoes on the rock beach. |
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After lunch, Cal and Aaron lead the way. |
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The boys found a side spring. |
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Of course, they had to explore . . . |
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Lynnette poses with Chimney Rock. |
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There is a lot of nice limestone erosion on this stretch of the river. |
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The scouts come up to some great limestone cliffs. |
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Jan and Lauren pull into camp, while others play in the river. |
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The scouts had fun playing in the river by the camp. |
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Mitch and Parker after their first canoe trip. I think the smiles says it all. |
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Parker learned how to make Dutch Oven pizzas under the direction of Dan and Caleb. |
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Caleb feels the pizza needs more cheese |
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Dan strategically places the peperoni. |
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Was the pizza good? Aaron gives it 2 thumbs up! |
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The scouts just hanging out, having fun by the picnic table at night. |
