The plan for the morning paddle was to cross the Muskegon River delta on one of the small connectors from the South Branch to the North – and then head up to the major branch of the two. What could be easier?
The first half came off without a hitch. Then, a wrong turn led to a bewildering trudge upriver. Heading up the North branch would have been a fairly easy paddle, but the greatly reduced width of the new route greatly increased the force of the current. Finally the small connector – right back through the delta – emerged only slightly above where the whole trip started.