Day 5 (6/14/09)We were finally on the onion and loving it. It is everything I hoped and more. The first thing we noticed was that even though we were on a small flowage, there were no houses. It was just us the birds, deer, and fish. The fish were quite funny because all over the flowage they were jumping out of the water. Not just the casual swirling you usually see but literally leaping out of the water. They seemed to be suckers of some type and I think they were spawning because you could see and hear them in the shallows. We made our way up through the flowage on the northern side. It was a little muddy but as we got closer to where the river came in it got clearer. We were amazed, as we started up the river, how easily we were able to paddle upstream against the current. It was once we were on the river that things got really fun. As we worked or way up stream through the branches we came across a deer, beaver and a baby turtle to occupy our time. At times the water was no deeper then a hand but the kayaks moved through it easily. We did bounce off a couple of hidden rocks and logs but nothing major. The only reminder of civilization was the sound of cars coming from the highway. It was so hard to turn around and come back but we decided we should wait until we were more prepared to go further. It left us wanting more and yearning to get out again.
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ReplyDeleteHi, I'm curious where you put in, could you tell me please? Years ago, probably around the time you wrote this post, or a maybe a year after, I took went paddling with a friend who took us to the Onion River. I only remember that it was very narrow, we had to portage over a dead tree or two and I had loads of fun. I can't remember where we put in, I think maybe it was near a cemetery, but wasn't the best spot, lots of tall grass. Do you remember where you put in? Or can you give me any suggestions? I found your site because I just bought my own kayak this summer and was looking up Gerber Lake to see if it would be a spot worth checking out. After reading a couple of your posts about it I am itching to go! I appreciate you taking the time to write of your experience and take pics. The normal way of internet search engines usually gives me junk, but I intentionally searched only blogspot sites and right way found your treasure of a blog which will has already given me more ideas and motivation of where to paddle nearby (in Sheboygan county). THANKS!
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