Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Reports :: Trip Report - First time on the Kinnickinnic River
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MidwestFirecraft |
WHendrix: "For anyone in need of a shuttle when running the Kinni, I live just 10 min. (walk) from the normal put-in in River Falls and I would be happy to help out. Wow! Very generous of you. |
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Jackfish |
"The first paddle of the season has refreshed my soul." Perfect. |
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MidwestFirecraft |
Trip Name: First time on the Kinnickinnic River. Entry Point: Other Click Here to View Trip Report |
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jwartman59 |
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DanCooke |
Did the river falls to F the weekend before Canoecopia, always a good time. |
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MidwestFirecraft |
ZaraSp00k: "Right now it is my understanding that it is pay on the honor system for the parking lot at F." WI State Parks Fees Waived |
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MidwestFirecraft |
missmolly: "I'm so sad of your family's situation." Thank you. I know there are people with a lot more painful and difficult situations than me right now, I was just relating how wonderfully cathartic paddling can be. Already planning a trip back this Saturday, this time to do the whole run from Little Falls to County Road F. |
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jwartman59 |
ZaraSp00k: " I’ve done that portage, once. That’s about the biggest hill you will find in the Midwest. |
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nooneuno |
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MidwestFirecraft |
jwartman59: "It is a great ride but will eventually kill any canoe." You are not kidding. At 180 cfps I thought it would be deeper, but the Kinni is where Kevlar boats go to die. Next time I would like to take my Royalex Fisherman and try polling the river. |
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MidwestFirecraft |
Jackfish: "Nice... I love the last line of your report: My mother in law is the final stages of dimentia, and we don't want to put her in a nursing home. As a contractor and plumber I can't work from home so the savings are going quickly. It is amazing how the sound of running water, the sights, and sounds, the pull on the paddle, they have a way of clarifying what is real and important in life. |
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WHendrix |
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missmolly |
MidwestFirecraft: "Jackfish: "Nice... I love the last line of your report: I'm so happy you took the time to paddle I'm so sad of your family's situation. |
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ZaraSp00k |
jwartman59: "You put in at river falls and paddle to F then ride your bike back. We’ve done this river a dozen times every year since high school. It is a great ride but will eventually kill any canoe. I place my back behind the seat in my C1W, after the first 1/2 mile on F, it is a pretty easy ride. I think my Tuff weave solo will hold up to it, yet, I bought a $200 kayak from fleet Farm precisely for this place. Right now it is my understanding that it is pay on the honor system for the parking lot at F. The ride down from F to the St. Croix is nice too, but hauling the canoe up to the parking lot at the end, .... whew! |
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Jaywalker |
Jackfish: "Nice... I love the last line of your report: +1. I haven't paddled the Kinni but use to go over there to flyfish fairly regularly. I once remember telling people how I could leave my old office in the IDS Tower, and 45 minutes later park in a small suburb of River Falls, then walk a 10 minute hike and be in this glorious, remote canyon with a marvelous trout population that made me feel like I was out west somewhere. I really have to get back over there. I am sorry for what you are going through with your mother. I went through that 2 years ago and remember how important it was to occasionally let yourself get away. You must take care of yourself too. |
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ZaraSp00k |
jwartman59: " I walked it this past weekend sans canoe, height at river=656 height at end of portage=762 although it was 772 near my car it's nice that it is paved, not nice is that it gets steeper as you go until you are about 75% the way before it starts to level off there is a no wake in effect on the St. Croix, a great time to paddle there since all the huge boats normally create quite the challenging situation, nice to just glide along and look at the houses thu the leafless trees, which you normally can't see due to the conditions, let alone the forest |