After our morning bike ride Tammy and I continued our day of fun and adventure with a late afternoon kayak down the Crow River. We met River Dragon Kayak Rental outside of Saint Michael and then drove upstream to Hanover and put in the river there.

Dark map showing a yellow GPS track of a 5-mile kayak route along the Crow River through Crow Hassan Park Reserve near Hanover and Saint Michael, Minnesota.

Here we are at the put in spot. If I look nervous it’s because I’m not very confident in kayaks still.

Two people standing on a rocky riverbank beside two loaded kayaks, ready to launch onto a calm tree-lined river.

After I settled in and navigated a few shallow water rock bumping occasions I got comfortable and we had a stellar paddle down the river. It took us about 90 minutes to go the 5 miles. After we finished we had a nice dinner outside at Main Street Farmer in St. Michael.

Man in sunglasses and baseball cap takes a selfie on a river while a woman paddles a green kayak behind him Yellow kayak bow pointing down a calm tree-lined river under a clear blue sky Person in a red life jacket paddling a dark kayak down a calm tree-lined river with fallen logs along the bank Woman paddling a green and blue kayak with an orange paddle on a calm tree-lined river on a sunny day Man wearing sunglasses and a backward cap takes a selfie on a calm river lined with green trees