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Fox River: Yorkville to Ottawa

3/18/2018

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My Dad and I did 35 miles down the Fox River, from Yorkville to Ottawa. On a warm-ish March weekend, it took about 11 hours of paddling over two days. The current was flowing nicely up until Whedron (right after the dells), then it significantly dropped off.

We would camp on a small island just outside of Sheridan. We got lucky, as most islands were impossibly muddy from recently dropped water levels. It was at the 15 mile mark, so we did 15 on day 1, and 20 on day 2. We had solid daytime weather, not much headwind
The portage at Dayton Dam is always a bear. It says a quarter mile, but the first 1/3rd was through straight up mud. It feels like a very long quarter mile, as you go through the mud, up a hill, over the dam, down a sharp slope, and then over a rocky beach.  The signs point you every step of the way though.

Overall: It was a solid weekend of paddling. I'm still shaking off the winter rust, but this was a big step in the right direction. We were fortunate to get relatively clear weather the entire trip. It got cold at points, but that's fine!
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    James T.

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