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- Elkhart, IN
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Two 12' Pelicans barely used, green, paddles and PFDs included $250 ea. Call Karla in Elkhart @ 574-596-8954. Hurry must sell by next week!
Thanks for the reply and interest Pat. I wouldn't recommend that paddle to anyone unless they like that kind of challenge. It's deffinitely the busiest paddle for me ever.
This spring I set a goal of paddling the entire Elkhart River. There is a north branch & south branch in Noble County. They meet up east of Ligonier and continue through Goshen to flow into the St. Joseph River in downtown Elkhart. Tuesday I paddled…
Need a partner for a kayak paddle this Sunday Elkhart River South Branch in Noble County. Early morn and could take most of the day with some portaging around small log jams. Please reply if interested
Correction- put in at CR525 (not 550)
P.S. anyone want to join us?
Gong back to Noble County today to South Branch Elkhart River. Hope to have better weather this time. Will put in at CR550 and out at US6. Then determine wether to do a second leg to Ligoneer. To be there around one o'clock.
Paddled about four hours in Noble County, IN and it was pouring rain about has of the time. However saw about 7 deer, two of which were crossing the river 100' ahead. Also saw two groups of surreally dark rectangular Angus steers , cows & calves aga…
Great little paddle! Elkhart River South Branch in Noble County from Long Lk Rd to 525. Even in the pouring rain we saw about seven deer, two that were smimming across about 100' ahead of us. There were a couble of "ranches" that had several Angus s…
This Sat , May 16 I will finally start mt quest of navigating the Elkhart River from it's origin. I have it all mapped out on Google Earth and will be starting at Williams Lake near the city of Wolf Lake. Will do one or two legs depending on a good…
Elkhart River trip only took 1 hour from C.R. 38 to Shanklin Park. Had to do an E-Z portage around Goshen Dam and the wife got stuck behind a 2 foot diameter tree for a minute when the high river split 3 ways at a low spot and I didn't get it right…
Elkhart River again. Had to portage @ Goshen dam. Water was high but only medium swift. Only lasted an hour wanted more. The more familiar I get the longer paddles I can do. My goal is to start at thr river's origin and paddle the whole thing. I am…
Elkhart River again on Sunday weather permitting. Only a 1-2 hour paddle downstream from County Rd 38 or 40 to Shanklin Park.
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- What kind of Paddling are you into?
- Flatwater (Lakes and mellow rivers), Creek Boating, Canoes
- What boats do you own? (kayaks, canoes, rafts, etc.)
- Two 10' kayaks and one 14' canoe.
- Favorite place to paddle?
- Elkhart & St Joe rivers in Indiana & Fawn River & Long Lake in Michigan
- Most memorable paddle?
- Grapevine Creek on Feb 1 2009 & Elkhart River South Branch May 2009
- How long have you been paddling?
- 1-3 year
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Elkhart river trip
Paddled about four hours in Noble County, IN and it was pouring rain about has of the time. However saw about 7 deer, two of which were crossing the river 100' ahead. Also saw two groups of surreally dark rectangular Angus steers , cows & calves against a sky and green meadow backround. Encountered 6-7 log jams and to my delight, my 16 yr. old granddaughter, with almost no experience, took the lead and "captained" us through all of them. I am a proud Grandpa.
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Posted on May 20, 2009 at 2:45pm —
Elkhart River trip
This Sat , May 16 I will finally start mt quest of navigating the Elkhart River from it's origin. I have it all mapped out on Google Earth and will be starting at Williams Lake near the city of Wolf Lake. Will do one or two legs depending on a good pick up/drop off locations. Have invited "new" Mike from Ft. wayne to go.
Posted on May 9, 2009 at 10:16am —
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Elkhart River again. Had to portage @ Goshen dam. Water was high but only medium swift. Only lasted an hour wanted more. The more familiar I get the longer paddles I can do. My goal is to start at thr river's origin and paddle the whole thing. I am a beginner who had last year done mostly lakes. This river thing has really been a catylist for me. Gettin' into it. I have made contact with the river preservation org and will participate in big group river clean-up on June 6th.
Posted on May 4, 2009 at 4:43pm —
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 7:13pm on June 28, 2009,
Andrea Wilkey said… - Hi Tom! Thanks for getting in touch. I haven't done too much with regards to group selection. I am a noobie to kayaking...I've done it in the past, but it's been a while. I do'nt have a boat or anything. I'm trying to pick out a boat and goods to get started, take a class or something to get more atuned to paddling. If you have any suggestions or input, it's very much welcome! :) I would love to join your Michiana group. I currently live in Battle Creek (sort of south Michigan).
- At 7:07am on May 11, 2009,
Mike said… - Hey ya Tom...
I'll have to pass on the Elkhart trip. I appreciate the invite tho!! I haven't had mine in the water yet and have commited to go with the Fort Wayne Kayak group that I ran across on Yahoo groups. I still need to get my PFD and a couple of other pieces before I'm ready for my first plunge. Give me a call? 7655138122. Later, Mike
- At 9:30am on April 27, 2009,
don peters said… - sounds great tom!! my brother and i have hit every lake in our area we are starting to get farther adn farther from home we are going to paddle the whole pine river in a couple of weeks im sure looking forward to that !!!
- At 7:05am on April 27, 2009,
don peters said…
- hey tom !!! how are ya ? i love your snow pics!! i bought my kayak in early march so thats when i started paddling !! there is no bad weather just bad clothing choices !! ROCK OUT WITH YOUR KAYAK OUT !!!!
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