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Title: Minnesota river, its still fun
Post by: thedeuceman on September 17, 2015, 09:05:55 AM
after sitting on the trailer, covered up for the last month, we took Sea Deuced out last night.
ran from Ft Snelling to Chaska, about 30 miles one way.
that little boat is still fun to drive :D
Title: Re: Minnesota river, its still fun
Post by: Mrs.TheDeuceMan on September 17, 2015, 09:47:45 AM
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/17/4059aa5a11c5a455a6320142b621263a.jpg)
Title: Minnesota river, its still fun
Post by: Mrs.TheDeuceMan on September 17, 2015, 09:50:30 AM
We saw about 30 egrets/herons, half dozen Eagles, a couple of pelicans?, Six boats, and one snowblower... Wth?
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/17/0f5b2343f75823a18aabc7de2d9af241.jpg)(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/17/bec69e210a4c6985ed82be0c4deed1e8.jpg)
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/17/d3aaefbd6eed03339e0eba4b81466eb9.jpg)
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/17/01b68c2038a98d61a2b7524ab5a4a496.jpg)(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/17/ac417f97579d67fc4f3c588437e6a5e6.jpg)

Title: Re: Minnesota river, its still fun
Post by: dorelse on September 17, 2015, 09:54:42 AM
Maybe its just the view, but that looks so shallow!  How were the depths?
Title: Re: Minnesota river, its still fun
Post by: thedeuceman on September 17, 2015, 10:55:09 AM
Maybe its just the view, but that looks so shallow!  How were the depths?
it was decent for the most part, the channel is maintained up to shakopee so depths up to there were fine (in the 8 to 12ft range) we went about 5 miles past that and depths were mostly greater than 5 ft.
it gets shallow right in chaska, the pix of the snow blower was taken right past the Hwy 41 bridge where the small creek runs into the river, i was churning mud there.
Title: Re: Minnesota river, its still fun
Post by: Diamond Chad on September 17, 2015, 11:34:33 AM
One of those bow shots would be worthy of a Just the bow post.   Interesting looking location and I dont know if there are any other Minnesota River shots there.  I like the one with the big tree in the river, but the  bridge one is very nice also.
Title: Re: Minnesota river, its still fun
Post by: Jason on September 17, 2015, 12:16:24 PM
I think the Pelicans are on there way back south from Canada. I see them every day in South St. Paul on the Mississippi this time of year.

Looks like a great time!
Title: Re: Minnesota river, its still fun
Post by: David CVX-16 on September 17, 2015, 04:52:46 PM
Glad you had a good time Joe and Laurie.

Picture of the railroad bridge in Bloomington on the Minnesota River
Title: Re: Minnesota river, its still fun
Post by: Jason on September 18, 2015, 09:45:40 AM
Lots of Pelicans!
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/18/fa5b9e066f50a2c1e68d3da4d85f9ff0.jpg)
Title: Re: Minnesota river, its still fun
Post by: David CVX-16 on September 18, 2015, 10:55:26 AM
Pictures from 2/26/2012 where I walked along the Minnesota River Trails by the Bloomington Ferry Bridge.
Title: Re: Minnesota river, its still fun
Post by: David CVX-16 on September 18, 2015, 10:57:14 AM
More pictures from 2/26/2012 where I walked along the Minnesota River Trails by the Bloomington Ferry Bridge.
Title: Re: Minnesota river, its still fun
Post by: David CVX-16 on September 18, 2015, 10:58:36 AM
Pictures from 2/26/2012 where I walked along the Minnesota River Trails by the Bloomington Ferry Bridge.
Title: Re: Minnesota river, its still fun
Post by: David CVX-16 on September 18, 2015, 10:59:33 AM
Pictures from 2/26/2012 where I walked along the Minnesota River Trails by the Bloomington Ferry Bridge.
Title: Re: Minnesota river, its still fun
Post by: David CVX-16 on September 18, 2015, 11:03:24 AM
In addition to a snowblower:
Title: Re: Minnesota river, its still fun
Post by: Mrs.TheDeuceMan on September 18, 2015, 12:07:04 PM

Lots of Pelicans!
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/18/fa5b9e066f50a2c1e68d3da4d85f9ff0.jpg)

Holy mackerel!!  I think the two we saw must have missed the meeting. ;-)
Title: Re: Minnesota river, its still fun
Post by: Mrs.TheDeuceMan on September 18, 2015, 12:08:06 PM

In addition to a snowblower:
It's sad that people dump this crap...anywhere, but especially along the river. :-/
Title: Re: Minnesota river, its still fun
Post by: MarkS on September 18, 2015, 02:29:06 PM

In addition to a snowblower:
It's sad that people dump this crap...anywhere, but especially along the river. :-/
We've got one down here like that as well, the river comes out of the suburbs just south of Atlanta.  We've found refrigerators floating downstream, Studebaker tail gates up on the bank, you just never know.  Makes me mad that some people don't care about our natural resources any more than that!
Title: Re: Minnesota river, its still fun
Post by: 75starflight on September 18, 2015, 02:34:57 PM

In addition to a snowblower:
It's sad that people dump this crap...anywhere, but especially along the river. :-/
We've got one down here like that as well, the river comes out of the suburbs just south of Atlanta.  We've found refrigerators floating downstream, Studebaker tail gates up on the bank, you just never know.  Makes me mad that some people don't care about our natural resources any more than that!

heck around here, people just find a ditch on a minimum maintenance road and just dump their trash, couches, tires, batteries, ect.
Title: Re: Minnesota river, its still fun
Post by: Jason on September 18, 2015, 02:36:14 PM
Cool pictures Dave. That is one determined beaver!!