Sammamish River Kayak/Canoe

So my wife and I just bought our Kayaks and took them out yesterday on this river. It was awesome!! We started at Idylwood Park in Redmond which is right on Lake Sammamish. From there we headed north and got onto the Sammamish River and took it to about a mile south of Redhook Brewery. It was so much fun!! My only advice for people who might want to try this route is be aware of the small damn right after the dog park in Marymoor Park. There is a canal that you can go through and then some really small rapids to go over (if you can even call them that. Lets just say they were all bark and no bite). However this part of the river was really shallow and I kept getting stuck on the river bed and my kayak kept bottoming out. My wife is really light and small said she didn't have any issues but Im a little bit bigger (5'9'' and 225lb) so it was kind of an issue for me. I would recommend bringing some water shoes with some really good grip or, if you have them, some Vibram 5 finger toe shoes with good grip to slip on during this part of the river just in case you need to get and out and portage your kayak/canoe to deeper water. On the way back we had to find a good spot to take our kayaks out of the water and walk a little ways through Marymoor Park back to where the dogs have access to the river and then get back in. Normally not a big deal but we were exhausted by this point and it was definitely a chore. Needless to say we will be investing into some kayak dolly's soon for such adventuring. All in all this is a really fun River to kayak on and a great place to take friends visiting the area and want a taste of the PNW.