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Canoe Van Buren 2005 Day
2
A hazy blue sky, high wispy clouds, river running good and fast, 100 people 60
boats, friendly volunteers, good food, historic and scenic sites, a newly established
water trail = a great day.
The T-shirts are awesome, the scenery was wonderful, I loved the stores and the
fudge. Also, the new water trail brochure is very informative as well as
attractive and inviting. Please note that the Douds Access is not yet available
(2006).
Van Buren county is #1 in tourism, canoe floats, and water trails. Thanks again
for the memories, we'll be back. And it was so nice to have a day without lightning
(which cut the float short last year.)
PS: Having paddled Selma to Keosauqua at least a half dozen times, I opted
to explore the Illiniwick village near Wayland, MO on Saturday. By all accounts, Day
1 was also a smashing success.
KeosauquaPancakes
Sun and shadows
Yukking it up
Family fun
Captain Bill
Sharing the river
Young guys on ramp
Happy customer
Hokey Pokey
Saddle up
Steel and blue
All aboard, from Burlington
Good friends, good service
Senior chef, Senor
Lion
Breakfast by the bridge
Looking back, Keo bridge
Bentonsport
By the hills of the
Great Bend
Two bridges of B'port
Green hills, iron bridge, great
paddling
Come here little kayak
Never fear, volunteers are near
New signs, scenic views
Up big fella
Mansions of Vernon
Just don't hit the dock
Close call
Made in the shade
Cedar strip one, feet up
Cedar strip two, feet up
Cedar strip on kayak cart
Folbot (pronounced
Fol-boat) and red carpet treatment
Lovely garden in old mill
foundation
Paddlers enjoy exploring old
steamoat village
Iron and lace in full bloom
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Bonaparte
Upsy daisy
Rubber ducky
Butterfly garden and
Bonaparte rapids
Lunch by the old lock and
dam
Looking for butterflies
Full Retreat
1-2-3, shake that booty
Rapids veterans (some had
an easier time than others)
Howdy, ma'am
Farmington
Power boat, patriotic
outhouse
Small boats on a large canvas
So close and we still don't
know what it is
Don't go up that ladder!
There's tubers in the river,
yum
You guys need to relax
Approaching Hwy 2 in a speedy
canoe
Hi back, looks very refreshing
Two big guys in the cutest
little canoe
All lined up at the end of the
line
A good looking group, and so
helpful
Note:
The page background was taken by pointing the camera, with a polarizing lens, right at the
sun.
With a 1 gigabyte memory card, I could take all pictures I wanted. I have very
high resolution images from which these photos were made, as well as some extensive video.
These will no doubt make their way into slide shows. I have also provided the
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