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Standard station at home |
Rapids at Boone Waterworks dam |
Upper access at Fraser |
Fraser access, below the dam |
E26 bridge with warning |
Hwy. 30 access ramp |
Hwy. 30 access |
South of E26 |
Launch at Fraser |
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We rode the Boone and Scenic RR to our dedication ceremony |
Jim Mills represented the Corps of Engineers |
Lt Gov enjoying the paddle |
Bill Leonard, Environmental reporter, DSM Register |
Cat in the hat at the trail dedication |
Trail logo and sign |
Stranded-high water at Boone dam |
Boone waterworks access |
Snowy river |
Snowy river 2 |
Finished bridge |
Rustic bridge, non-motorized |
Lift those timbers! |
Portage trail bridge and hard working volunteers |
John Deere city |
A gorgeous place below the cottonwoods |
Right through the middle |
Lyle hauls |
Bridge floor nearly completed |
Grief therapy |
We got the attention of the Iowa press |
Lyle on the hammer |
Reporter and state trails coordinator |
Enjoying the river on a gorgeous fall day |
College students doing a great job |
No one will say they weren't warned |
Portage ready |
Heroic work, driving those spikes |
John has the momentum |
Dave wields a mean shovel |
Nate knows boulders |
Making it better |
Roy and family |
Working on the upper trail |
Work crew at upper access |
Orange ball demonstrates the dangerous conditions |
A great spot for fishing |
View from just above the dam |
Working hard on the bridge handrails |
Cottonwoods and clear blue skies |
A job well done |
Fall colors on the Des Moines River bluffs at Boone Waterworks |
Portage trail take out |
Don't let this fool you |
Take out here |
Boulders mark the spot |
Go little Bobcat |
Working on the berm |
Getting dirty for a good cause |
Putting up the portage trail signs below the dam |
Clearing the ground, bridge nearly done |
Packing it down |
On no |
Duck, dirt! |
Slow down, guys and gals! |
Stacks of canoes |
View from the river |
Canoes by the stack |
Prairie grass and PFDs |
Cool cat, good launch |
Bridge crew caught in the act |
Checking it out |
More power |
Portage tools |
Volunteers worked hard |
High bluffs, E26 bridge over the Des Moines |
Boone Waterworks |
Howl a Day Inn, blue skies and oceans of corn |
Hard working woman |
Working through the sadness |
Smiles and sparkles |
Boone junction |
End of the line |
Black train, green hills |
Over the river |
Photographer and train |
Des Moines River |
Going |
Into the hills |
North to Fraser |
Extreme closeup |
Getting close |
Tender first |
TCON vignette |
Burst mode |
Boone and Scenic Valley train |
Looking south |
North view, E 26 RR bridge |
E 26 RR bridge |
Off to the Kate Shelley High Bridge |
Union Pacific |
Kate Shelley High Bridge-Boone IA |
West of Boone IA-Des Moines River at Hwy. 30 |