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Pelicans at Vandalia

Gorgeous river trail kiosks are up at Sycamore and Cottonwood north of Des Moines and at Pleasant Hill access at Hwy 65 and Vandalia. Water trail signs will go up all over Polk County, with a dedication next spring.

Harriet St. to Pleasant Hill (6 miles) was great. I saw 5 herons, 3 eagles, and about 100 pelicans. One pelican swam with me for several miles. (10/8)

On 10/20, I did the whole 11 miles to Yellow Banks on a warm and windy day, I had my camera and got pics of a pelican, a heron and an eagle, plus colorful foliage.
Yellow Banks road
Yellow Banks road		 Blue moon
Blue moon		 Water trail and fall colors
Water trail and fall colors		 SE 14th
SE 14th
Great blue heron in flight
Great blue heron in flight		 Big tree at Hwy 65
Big tree at Hwy 65		 Pleasant Hill access
Pleasant Hill access		 Eagle takes flight
Eagle takes flight
Pelican on sandbar
Pelican on sandbar		 A little closer
A little closer		 Taking a tumble
Taking a tumble		 Rock and roll
Rock and roll
Getting put back together
Getting put back together		 Swimming away
Swimming away		 Vandalia bluffs
Vandalia bluffs		 Yellow Banks in blue
Yellow Banks in blue

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Ed Duverger 25-Oct-2008 20:30
Wow ,great trip for you,Gigs.
MScott 23-Oct-2008 15:13
Wow, beautiful area. I love the Pelican antics. I'm looking for a paddle this weekend. Yellow banks seems like a nice one.
Guest 22-Oct-2008 23:40
Awesome shots, Gig! I'm glad to know that the Kiosk and signage are up at Pleasant Hill Access--Kudos to Heath Ellis for getting this done there and kudos to Kelli Phillips for seeing that the kiosks got installed at Sycamore and Cottonwood.
Todd "gutwrencher" Robertson 22-Oct-2008 22:04
Mr. Rowland, very nice and thnaks for sharing. Great pic of the sandbath!! I love the layout for all your pictures and hope one day I can make mine appear as professional! If you ever have the time, check out my trip reports over at paddlingiowa.com. My handle is gutwrencher. I'll have to put them all in one gallery/page like you do! Thanks again!
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