Day 37: 10/9/06

After a long weekend break, we're back on the water!
Pool 13, just north of Clinton, IA. The river is 3.5 miles across at this point, the widest point in the Mississippi! We battled a hard cross wind and were unable to progress toward the Lock and Dam holding back this mass of water. Insstead of locking through, we opted for portaging around the near side of the dam.


This is a boat ramp coming down to the water's edge. You can see a large swinging gate that can be closed to seal off the levee. You only find structures like this as you move south down the river, where flooding becomes a greater concern.