Bay at the Kayak Campsite at Split Rock by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Bay at the Kayak Campsite at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park,  Two Harbors, Minnesota Lake Superior

Kayaker on the Upper Iowa by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

The river was up to five feet in depth, usually it runs one to two feet. I kind of liked it at 5, it was fast and no getting out of the boat and walking the riffle sets. Though at 1, or 2 you can relax more, and there is some fun in walking the river for awhile. Later that week the river flooded out at 10 to 15 feet. Flooded out the campground we stayed at in Bluffton, and flooded the Brewery in Decorah that we enjoyed the night before.

Poetry from the book {Bunny Hop} by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

                                Waiting for
                  The smile that lasts forever

                                Waiting for

                             The lion of time

                                Waiting for

               The last tear to fall from the sky.

Poetry from the book {Bunny Hop} by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Cache la Poudre River by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

The Poudre River is where I went to Whitewater Rafting School in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Wapsi River at Jesup Farm by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

   Wapsipinicon River at the farm in Jesup, Iowa

Crossing the Merritt Canal by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Crossing to the island on the Wapsipinicon River. My Aunts husband Ed took a shovel to a low wash on a peninsula and created an island on the Wapsi at the farm. Eventually the river took over and widened his digging. I spent a lot of time on the island, one time we saw tracks that looked like a mountain lions paw prints. Not that far fetched, since a lion was recently killed 15 miles from my home in Amana. 

Untitled by Artist Troy Richard Thomas