MINBURN, IOWA - So far, the Memorial Day Weekend has been crummy in the weather department in Central Iowa, with rain and chilly temperatures persisting across the area. Looks like it may not get much better for the rest of the long weekend. So, I look back to last Saturday when you couldn't have asked for more perfect weather for a quick float down the North Raccoon River Water Trail.
Two friends and I launched our kayaks from the river access west of Minburn, and floated down to the Highway 44 access at Dallas Center. The morning was sunny and crisp, the wildlife was abundant, and the river was flowing at a decent clip. Not too many strainers or shallow ripples were encountered along this stretch of river, which made it for a very enjoyable trip. In fact, our trip was a short one - only taking about an hour and a half - making me wish we would have launched further upstream.
In lieu of more verbiage, I believe the photos below do a better of describing just how pleasant of a trip this was. What a super way to start off last weekend....
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| Launching from the access west of Minburn |
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| A nice current made for a very relaxing trip down the Raccoon |
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| Warm sun poking through the trees |
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| Is this really in Dallas County? Yes. |
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| Approaching the Highway 44 access west of Dallas Center |
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| A nice stretch of the Raccoon to kayak |
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