Park Bench Along The Pike River
by Kay Novy
Title
Park Bench Along The Pike River
Artist
Kay Novy
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Pike River runs approximately 15 Miles through Kenosha County and then into Lake Michigan. Much of the river is too shallow for paddling at normal water levels and is potentially dangerous at high water levels due to fast current in a narrow channel with frequent downed trees, low bridges, and other obstacles. The exception being the last couple of miles before entering emptying into Lake Michigan. A deeper and wider channel here with little to no current at normal levels provides for some easy quiet-water paddling.
Pike River - Kenosha
Unfortunately, if you want to paddle more than a couple of miles you will encounter shallow sections at normal water levels. But more problematic are the frequent low or downed trees you'll encounter in all but the last couple of miles of river. I'm talking about the potential for some serious tangled messes here. The narrow channel undercuts trees growing on the higher bank (often three to six feet or higher above normal water levels) which subsequently fall across the channel. These trees often survive the fall and continue growing and collecting smaller logs, branches, and other junk floating down the river. An example of a particularly difficult entanglement is shown in the photo to the right. Trying to climb through these obstacles can be a real challenge, and portaging can be even more difficult with the steep banks. At normal water levels, these are more of a nuisance than a hazard due to the slow current, but at high water levels with much faster current, these could be dangerous.
Because of the frequent tangles and shallow sections (but mainly because of the tangles), I rarely paddle the Pike River even though it is the closest river to where I live. I do, however, frequently hike, bike, and ski along it using the Petrifying Springs County Park and the Parkside Hiking/Mountain Biking Trails/Ski Trails
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January 25th, 2018
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Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic art has been featured on the Home Page of the ABC Group Z IS FOR ZERO (temperature) themed week NOV 4-NOV 11. You are invited to add this wonderful art to the Features Archive Discussion in the ABC GROUP !
Kay Novy
"Nature Landmarks Landscapes Wildlife-1 A Day" group, thanks much for the homepage feature, Karen!