2024 Paddle Log

    Paddle Mileage Paddling Time Avg Min/Sec Total Avg Put In Take Out     Elevation Elevation
Date Location Nbr Rob hh:mm:ss Speed Mile Mileage Mileage Point Point Comments/Description Vessel Loss Recd Loss Publ
02/26/24 Current River: Williams Landing to Two Rivers 1 11.79 3:40:24 3.210 18:42 11.79 11.79 Williams Landing Two Rivers 40.3 to 52.3. With Rick Peterson. Perception1 675  
06/06/24 Meramec River: Pacific Palisades to Route 66 State Park 2 13.68 4:14:29 3.225 18:36 25.47 12.74 Pacific Palisades Route 66 State Park 147.3 to 160.9. Food at Freestyle Brewing in Eureka afterwards. Self shuttle with Rick Peterson.  Perception1 180  
06/24/24 Meramec River: Robertsville SP to Allenton Access MO 3 20.01 6:31:11 3.069 19:33 45.48 15.16 Robertsville State Park Allenton Access 139.0 to 154.2. With Rick Peterson Perception1 196  
07/02/24 Meramec River: Onondaga Cave State Park to Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area 4 9.82 3:36:31 2.721 22:03 55.30 13.83 Onondaga Cave State Park Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area 68.4 to 78.6. Sunny and 73 at start. With Rick Peterson Perception1 819  
07/18/24 Eleven Point River: Greer Crossing to Riverton East Access 5 19.88 5:38:22 3.525 17:01 75.18 15.04 Greer Crossing Riverton East 16.6 to 35.6. Scenic and wild river for sure. With Rick Peterson.  Perception1 541  
07/19/24 Jacks Fork River: Rymers Access to Alley Spring Access 6 16.02 4:57:19 3.233 18:34 91.20 15.20 Rymers Access Alley Spring Access 16.2 to 31.0. River above average flow but we had to drag kayaks 8-9 times. Pretty section. Some challenging areas with downed trees. Road to Rymers Access is really rough. With Rick Peterson.  Perception1 1407  
07/30/24 Jacks Fork: Joshua Chilton Access to Two Rivers 7 8.42 2:37:10 3.214 18:40 99.62 14.23 Joshua Chilton Access Two Rivers 37.3 to 45.4. Drove down in the morning and self shuttled. Lots of trees down from previous rain/flooding. Had to work hard at times to avoid issues - many root wads to be avoided. Final .75 miles on Current River. With Rick Peterson. Perception1 468  
07/31/24 Current River: Round Spring Lower to Two Rivers 8 19.21 5:34:51 3.442 17:26 118.83 14.85 Round Spring Lower Two Rivers 34.2 to 52.3. Long float. Crazy number of powerboats, maybe 25-30. They totally kill the vibe with waves, noise and the smell of gas and oil. We saw no other paddlers. Dan dumped once but all belongings were retrived from the river. With Dan Bostleman, Ed Smith and Rick Peterson,  Perception1 1007  
08/01/24 Current River: Pulltite to Round Spring Upper 9 9.24 3:01:22 3.057 19:38 128.07 14.23 Pulltite Round Spring Upper 25.2 to 33.0. Chill day, no motorboats. Did short hike to Pulltite Spring - it is awesome. Ran into group from Nashville. Ed was a great ambassoder. Lots of other paddlers. With Rick Peterson and Ed Smith.. Perception1 369  
08/20/24 Meramec River: Birds Nest to Onondaga Cave State Park 10 19.06 6:40:32 2.855 21:01 147.13 14.71 Bird's Nest Onondaga Cave State Park 50.0 to 68.4. Nice weather day, on the water about 9:30am. Saw lots of tutles and blue herons, a couple mink or river otters and a couple young eagles. Saw a total of 5 people on the water in 19 miles. Food at Frisco's in Cuba MO afterwards. Self shuttle. With Rick Peterson.  Perception1 719  
09/26/24 Meramec River: Riverview Access to Bird's Nest Access 11 8.10 2:59:37 2.706 22:10 155.23 14.11 Riverview Access Bird's Nest 42.3 to 50.0. Saw lots of birds, turtles and a couple blue herons. Saw a couple runaway canoe's stuck in downed trees. I dumped over at the ledge/trough. Recovered cooler and contents from river but lost my eyeglasses. Refueled at Muddy Banks Brewing Co in Sullivan afterwards. Self shuttle. With Rick Peterson.  Perception1 206  
10/02/24 Eleven Point River: Turners Mill South to Riverton East Access 12 14.51 4:29:19 3.233 18:34 169.74 14.15 Turners Mill South Riverton East With Rick Peterson. Access road was miles of bumpy gravel. Shelf about 1.5 miles from end that challenging to get through, almost tipped. Watch auto saved, had to manually recombine GPS tracks. Perception1 462  
10/03/24 Current River: Akers Ferry to Pulltite 13 9.33 2:56:51 3.165 18:57 179.07 13.77 Akers Ferry Pultite Cool cave pics. Saw and talked to a few people on the river. Drove straight home afterwards. With Rick Peterson. 425.3 miles round trip. Perception1 450  
10/23/24 Meramec River: Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area to Meramec State Park Boat Ramp 14 Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area Meramec State Park Boat Ramp MM 78.6 to 88.0. With Rick Peterson. 9.4 miles or so? Perception1  
                             
Feet Meters
Total Mileage   179.07 56:57:58 Total: 7499 2286
Target Mileage 200.00 20.93 Avg: 577 176
Percent Complete 89.5% 20.93 miles needed Total
Elapsed Day 296 69 2.12 miles needed per Week
Percent of Current Year 81.1% 0.30 miles needed per Day
Monthly TOTALs      Mileage Total             Paddles Per Month
January Mileage     0.00             0
February Mileage 11.79   1
March Mileage 0.00   0
April Mileage 0.00   0
May Mileage 0.00   0
June Mileage 33.69   2
July Mileage 73.35   5
August Mileage 28.30   2
September Mileage 8.10   1
October Mileage 23.84   3
November Mileage 0.00   0
December Mileage     0.00             0
179.07 14
Cumlative Mileage since 2016 473.54
Vessel   EOY 2023 Current Year Total          
Wilderness1 - Wilderness Tarpon 100 (blue)   13.52 0.00 13.52         Lauri Peterson's first kayak
Kayak1 - Unknown (red) 1.55 0.00 1.55 Hoffmann's kayak 
Kayak2 - Unknown (blue) 18.50 0.00 18.50 Dave Fiedler's kayak
Oldtown1 - Old Town Twister (red) 5.56 0.00 5.56 Rental kayak, Riverview Ranch, Bourbon MO
Perception1 - Perception Pescador 12 (red) 252.31 179.07 431.38 Rob Anderson's kayak
Perception2 - Perception ??? Sit-in (red)   3.03 0.00 3.03         Lauri Peterson's second kayak
Totals:   294.47 179.07 473.54
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