Long weekend

Looking forward to the long weekend - spring cleaning, yard work, gutters, repair the screen door that went flying off in the wind... or paddling. We all make choices. Love those still water conditions of a meandering river.

Weather dependant, One day at a time.

The plan tonight is to get some interval training in. The WCKR group is paddling the Yahara... but it is a 1 1/2 hours out of my day driving.. when I could be paddling locally. Hmm, we all make choices.

Here is the story from the weather.gov

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
816 PM CDT WED APR 04 2007
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WISCONSIN...
FOX RIVER NEAR NEW MUNSTER AFFECTING KENOSHA COUNTY
ROCK RIVER AT JEFFERSON AFFECTING JEFFERSON COUNTY
ROCK RIVER AT FORT ATKINSON AFFECTING JEFFERSON COUNTY
ROCK RIVER AT NEWVILLE AFFECTING ROCK COUNTY
ROCK RIVER AT AFTON AFFECTING ROCK COUNTY
WIC059-050716-
/X.CON.KMKX.FL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-070410T1800Z/
/NMSW3.1.ER.070403T1800Z.070406T1200Z.070410T1200Z.NO/
816 PM CDT WED APR 04 2007
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE FOX RIVER NEAR NEW MUNSTER.
* UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 0730 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.53 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 12.5 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER
WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 12.8 FEET...THERE IS WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF HOMES IN LOW LYING AREAS
ADJACENT TO THE RIVER IN THE WHEATLAND...SILVER LAKE AND SALEM AREAS. SOME FAMILIES EVACUATE THEIR HOMES. SOME COUNTY ROADS ARE CLOSED

Friday

Looks like I will do a series of lakes on Friday in and near Oconomowoc. It's a nice route as there is a variety of lakes rivers and creeks and portages. I'll scout part of the route for a trip I am leading in June for MadCity Paddlers. I'm shooting for Friday, cause it gives me two days to fall back on if the weather is iffy. The flooding shouldn't be an issue on this route.

Saturday

MadCity Paddlers is having a run down the Crawfish River. I scouted the put-in and take-out yesterday. Water is moving pretty good. Never paddled this section, so it would be cool to do it. It is a section that needs to be run early spring for good water. It gets a little soupy in the summer. It looked cold and un-inviting in the grey conditions.

Sunday - Easter

An Easter brunch and our second Quetico planning meeting. Count to date on the trip is six. At this point it looks like we will take three tandem boats. More planning is needed. Route has been sort of selected and the permit applied for.

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At times on quiet waters one does not speak aloud but only in whispers, for then all noise is sacrilege. - Sigurd F. Olson