Kalamazoo river

John,

I'm familiar with the Kalamazoo from Augusta to downtown Kalamazoo. Although
I paddle a solo canoe, I've paddled it with kayakers, and I know it's an
easy stretch of river. I have put in at the public access site on Morrow
Lake and paddled upstream past Galesburg, until the current got a little too
fast and the water a little too shallow to go further, then turned around
and took it easy on the way back.

Below Morrow Dam is also a nice paddle. I've only done that part going
downstream, with both kayaking and canoeing friends. It wouldn't be too hard
to paddle that part upstream with a two-bladed paddle. If you're intent on
paddling both upstream then downstream, you could put in at Verburg
Park--Paterson St. at the river--paddle upstream to Comstock or Morrow Dam,
then back.

Ken

> From: John
> Newsgroups: rec.boats.paddle
> Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 21:22:43 -0400
> Subject: Kalamazoo river
>
> Can anyone share some info info about the Kalamazoo River
> east of the town of Kalamazoo. Is it good to paddle in a
> kayak. What is the water like, how about current, can you
> paddle both up and down stream