Kayaking the Pigeon River, Mongo, Indiana 10-11-11

This is the third time this year that I have kayaked this river near Angola, Indiana. The scenery is amazing and the fall colors made it all the more worth while. Even better, my wife came with me this time. We put in at 327 just a few miles east of the I-69 freeway. We took out at 900N. This river winds through a waterfowl preserve and the birds were amazing. The first thing that hit us was the 50+ sandhill cranes that we saw. Simply amazing. We also saw numerous turtles and some kind of snake (not sure of species. see video). As the livery season has wound down this year, there were 2 or three spots where we had to portage around windfall/deadfall.

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[daveeturner]

For a camera, I am using a Canon FS100, and I am not totally sure what kind of snake that was. It sure freaked my wife out as she almost paddled underneath it though. :)

[daveeturner]

@slothslair you won't be disappointed!

[daveeturner]

I love the D-10 too! Right for the budget. Very stable.

[ericlyna]

Thinking about buying a D-10. I can't find many negative reviews!

[waiting4guffman]

Hey, that was enjoyable to view in mid-January. What kind of camera do you have & what kind of snake was that at 10:25?

[cooncat46]

i've been kayaking the white river here in indiana for years and have been wondering of other places. thanks for the really great quality video and description of location. that looked really fun!

[slothslair]

Nice video, I've been wanting to take that trip, and after seeing it, it will be on the list for spring.

[ASTROHOTROD]

Got that same Ascend D-10 and love it. Thanks for the trip.