All Years Paddle Log

    Paddle Mileage Paddling Time Avg Min/Sec Total Avg Put In Pit In Take Out Take Out     Elevation Elevation
Date Location Nbr Rob hh:mm:ss Speed Mile Mileage Mileage Point MM Point MM Comments/Description Vessel Loss Recd Loss Publ
07/16/16 Lake of the Ozarks, Sunrise Beach MO 1 3.29 1:07:35 2.921 20:33 3.29 3.29 Peterson's n/a Peterson's n/a Temp about 72. Started about 8:30am. Kayaked a mile and half down the side of the main channel and back. Explored the neighboring cove. Wilderness1 407  
09/03/16 Lac Marseilles, Terre Du Lac MO 2 1.55 0:34:25 2.702 22:12 4.84 2.42 Hoffmann's n/a Hoffmann's n/a Temp about 81. Started about 4:15pm. Nice loop of the lake. Kayak1 13  
09/06/16 Missouri River: Sioux Passage County Park to Columbia Bottom CA 3 9.23 2:43:31 3.387 17:43 14.07 4.69 Sioux Passage Park Columbia Bottom Conservation Area Temp about 81. 8am start at Sioux Passage Park. Ended at Columbia Bottom Conservation Area. Lots of fast current. Missouri River is vast, so wide. Paddled back upstream by Cora Island Unit to add some distance. With Dave Fiedler. Kayak2 3  
09/20/16 Lake of the Ozarks, Sunrise Beach MO 4 4.05 1:47:13 2.266 26:28 18.12 4.53 Peterson's n/a Peterson's n/a Temp about 70. Started about 8:30am. Kayaked a couple miles down the side of the main channel and back. Fun along the high bluffs. Wilderness1 733  
07/21/17 Meramec River: Onondaga Cave SP to Riverview Ranch 5 5.56 2:08:51 2.589 23:10 23.68 4.74 Onondaga Cave State Park, Route H Bridge 68.4 Campbell Bridge Access 73.7 Late morning float, temp about 91. Kerry's 19th birthday. Lost my iPhone in the river. Borrowed Kerry's iPhone so I could retake some photos. Lost 3 weeks of pictures. Got ice cream afterwards. Avoided the college kids partying. Outfitter: Riverview Ranch Riverfront Resort, Bourbon MO. Oldtown1 159  
08/18/17 Lake of the Ozarks, Sunrise Beach MO 6 3.06 1:35:27 1.924 31:12 26.74 4.46 Peterson's n/a Peterson's n/a Mid-morning float, temp about 73. Loop around Little Kinchlow Hollow Cove. With Rick Peterson. Wilderness1 1  
11/20/17 Mississippi River: Kimmswick MO to Crystal City MO 7 9.27 2:34:29 3.600 16:40 36.01 5.14 Kimmswick Crystal City Cold and windy. Lots of waves. Had to avoid a few barges. A bit underdressed. Dave's kayak had a slow leak. Guys were waiting on dock of the Plattin Rock Boat Club when we arrived. Luckily we had permission to take-out at their dock. With Dave Fiedler.  Kayak2 88  
12/03/17 Creve Coeur Lake, Maryland Heights MO 8 4.41 2:07:42 2.072 28:57 40.42 5.05 East side boat ramp n/a East side boat ramp n/a Early afternoon float, temp about 64. First float in my new kayak: Perception Pescador 12. Hard to believe we were kayaking in December. With Rick & Lauri Peterson and Jeff Hardesty. Perception1 1  
05/27/19 Meramec River: Pacific Palisades to Allenton Access 16 7.44 2:04:14 3.593 16:42 104.83 6.55 Pacific Palisades 153.4 Allenton Access 160.7 Chatted with a guy, near the abondoned LaBarque Creek Bridge (pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss), who taught at the College School in Webster, he gave us a lot of the history of the area. Saw the remains of the stacked cars. With Dave Fielder, Phil Krupski and Mark Cannon. Perception1 425  
05/07/21 Meramec River: Route 66 State Park to Valley Park MO 27 12.44 2:59:42 4.154 14:27 208.77 7.73 Route 66 State Park 167.1 Underneath 141 Bridge Mid-morning , 63, sunny. Dave Fiedler. River moving fast. Difficult to getout on uneven rock. Should have used Meramec Landing a little further down. Perception1 43  
04/19/22 Meramec River: Route 66 State Park to Meramec Landing Valley Park MO 29 13.05 3:13:18 4.051 14:49 224.85 7.75 Route 66 State Park 167.1 Meramec Landing Valley Park MO I didn't stop except near the Highway 141 Bridge where I got hungup on rocks. About half a mile more than last year's float to get to the boat ramp at Meramec Landing. That worked well. I did paddle most of the way. Solo. Perception1 179  
04/03/23 Meramec River: Route 66 State Park to Meramec Landing Valley Park MO 32 13.08 3:16:34 3.993 15:02 264.32 8.26 Route 66 State Park 167.1 Meramec Landing Valley Park MO Moving Time: 3:13:19, Elapsed Time: 4:07:46. Solo. Mary shuttled me.  Perception1 1  
06/06/24 Meramec River: Pacific Palisades to Route 66 SP 36 13.68 4:14:29 3.225 18:36 319.94 8.89 Pacific Palisades 153.4 Route 66 State Park 167.1 Food at Freestyle Brewing in Eureka afterwards. Self shuttle with Rick Peterson.  Perception1 180  
06/24/24 Meramec River: Robertsville SP to Allenton Access 37 20.01 6:31:11 3.069 19:33 339.95 9.19 Robertsville State Park 140.9 Allenton Access 160.7 With Rick Peterson Perception1 196  
07/02/24 Meramec River: Onondaga Cave State Park to Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area 38 9.82 3:36:31 2.721 22:03 349.77 9.20 Onondaga Cave State Park 68.4 Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area 78.6 Sunny and 73 at start. With Rick Peterson Perception1 819  
07/18/24 Eleven Point River: Greer Crossing to Riverton East Access 40 19.88 5:38:22 3.525 17:01 378.07 9.45 Greer Crossing Riverton East Secnic and wild river for sure. With Rick Peterson.  Perception1 541  
07/19/24 Jacks Fork River: Rymers Access to Alley Spring 41 16.02 4:57:19 3.233 18:34 394.09 9.61 Rymers Access Alley Spring 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  
08/20/24 Meramec River: Birds Nest to Onondaga Cave State Park 44 19.06 6:40:32 2.855 21:01 441.60 10.04 Birds Nest 50.0 Onondaga Cave State Park 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 45 8.10 2:59:37 2.706 22:10 449.70 9.99 Riverview Access 42.3 Bird's Nest 50.0 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 46 14.51 4:29:19 3.233 18:34 464.21 10.09 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 47 9.33 2:56:51 3.165 18:57 473.54 10.08 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 48 9.38 3:22:38 2.777 21:36 482.92 10.06 Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area 78.6 Meramec State Park Boat Ramp 88.0 MM 78.6 to 88.0. With Rick Peterson. 9.4 miles or so? Perception1 529  
01/29/25 Meramec River: Allenton Access, Eureka MO to Route 66 State Park, Eureka MO 49 6.30 2:27:46 2.558 23:27 489.22 9.98 Allenton Access 160.7 Route 66 State Park 167.1 First ever paddle in the month of January. Ramp at Route 66 state Park was snow/ice packed but we decided to go for it.  With Rick Peterson. Perception1 85  
02/24/25 Meramec River: Meramec Landing, Valley Park MO to Minnie Ha Ha Park Sunset Hills MO 50 5.83 2:21:20 2.475 24:15 495.05 9.90 Meramec Landing Minnie Ha Ha Park Started a bit before 1pm. Ramp was a bit mucky at the bottom. Had the river to ourselves. Saw a bald eagle. Exit ramp was sand packed most of the way to the top. Refueled at Three Kings in Des Peres, Mary met us. With Rick Peterson. Perception1 14  
03/10/25 Current River: Round Spring Upper to Two Rivers 51 19.24 5:08:38 3.740 16:02 514.29 10.08 Round Spring Upper 34.1 Two Rivers 53.1 48 at start. Passed 500 miles of paddling. Cool at the start. River was moving. I really like this portion of the Current River. Lots of bald eagles, waterfowl, turtles and bluffs. Nice day to be on the water. Dinner at Dos Rios Mexican Grill. Self shuttle. With Rick Peterson. Perception1 796  
03/11/25 Jacks Fork River: Alley Spring to Eminence MO Joshua Chilton Landing 52 7.15 2:15:31 3.166 18:57 521.44 10.03 Alley Spring 31.0 Eminence MO Joshua Chilton Landing 37.3 63 at start. Lots of downed trees/root wads to contend with. Had the river to ourselves except for the end where a powerboat was being loud. Drove home to STL afterwards (19, 68, I44). Self shuttle. With Rick Peterson. Perception1 262  
04/18/25 Sunfish Lake, Spanish Lake County Park, Saint Louis County MO 53 2.07 1:00:48 2.043 29:22 523.51 9.88 Sunfish Lake Boat Ramp n/a Sunfish Lake Boat Ramp n/a Early afternoon paddle, temp about 78. A few people fishing. To Narrow Gauge afterwards food and beverages. With Rick Peterson.  Perception1 39  
05/15/25 Meramec River: Meramec State Park to Sand Ford Access 54 7.53 2:12:37 3.407 17:37 531.04 9.83 Meramec State Park 88.0 Sand Ford Access 95.4 Took an hour to load two kayaks on Rick's new Forester. 8 straps. Nice section of the river: flows well, wide, few obstacles. Lots of people on the river, including two power boats. Saw a Stop sign on the river bank. Perception1 226  
06/01/25 Missouri River: Blanchette Landing Access Saint Charles MO to Pelican Island Natural Area MO 55 12.58 2:38:18 4.768 12:35 543.62 9.88 Blanchette Landing Access 27.5 Pelican Island Natural Area 16.3 Started about 3pm, river was flowing well. Camped on the big gravel bar, had a wonderful 5 hour fire, lots dry wood handy there. Warmed food in foil packs for dinner. Lots of great conversation. With Dave Fielder, Jim & Luca Giles, Geoff Gross. Perception1 16  
06/02/25 Missouri River: Pelican Island Natural Area MO to Columbia Bottom Conservation Area MO 56 12.46 2:19:05 5.375 11:10 556.08 9.93 Pelican Island Natural Area 16.3 Columbia Bottom Conservation Area 3.5 Started about 9am, river still flowing well. Talked to a guy named Doug who had retrived a huge piece of lumber from the Car of Commerce Chute, impressive. With Dave Fielder, Jim & Luca Giles, Geoff Gross. Perception1 26  
06/10/25 Current River: Akers Ferry to Round Spring 57 18.21 4:18:31 4.226 14:12 574.29 10.08 Akers Ferry 16.8 Round Spring Upper 34.1 With Rick Peterson. Perception1 663  
06/11/25 Jacks Fork River: Alley Spring to Eminence MO Joshua Chilton Landing 58 7.07 1:51:51 3.793 15:49 581.36 10.02 Alley Spring 31.0 Eminence MO Joshua Chilton Landing 37.3 With Rick Peterson. Perception1 200  
06/19/25 Table Rock Lake MO 59 2.43 1:25:21 1.708 35:07 583.79 9.89 Brandon Loop n/a Brandon Loop n/a With Dave and Daniel Sprehe. Perception1 1  
06/23/25 Meramec River: Sand Ford Access to Redhorse Access 60 18.54 5:26:23 3.408 17:36 602.33 10.04 Sand Ford Access 95.4 Redhorse Access 113.8 Hot day but some wind. Saw blue herons, buzzards, hawks and one eagle. Watched a black snake swim in the river. Saw 3 tubers and 5 or 6 power boats. With Rick Peterson. Perception1 538  
07/10/25 Meramec River: Redhorse Access to River Round CA  61 Redhorse Access 113.8 River 'Round CA 129.4 With Rick Peterson.  Perception1  
                                 
Total Mileage   602.33 203:36:54 17453
Target Mileage 600.00 -2.33
Percent Complete 100.4%
Elapsed Day 203 162
Percent of Current Year 55.5%
Monthly Mileage     Monthly Total                 Paddles Per Month
January Mileage     6.30                 1
February Mileage 17.62     2
March Mileage 33.18     3
April Mileage 40.88     6
May Mileage 27.41     3
June Mileage 110.14     9
July Mileage 106.45     10
August Mileage 61.79     7
September Mileage 69.97     8
October Mileage 114.91     10
November Mileage 9.27     1
December Mileage     4.41                 1
602.33 61
Cumlative Mileage since 2016 602.33
Vessel   EOY Current Year Total              
Wilderness1 - Wilderness Tarpon 100 (blue)   0.00 13.52 13.52             Lauri Peterson's first kayak
Kayak1 - Unknown (red) 0.00 1.55 1.55 Hoffmann's kayak 
Kayak2 - Unknown (blue) 0.00 18.50 18.50 Dave Fiedler's kayak
Oldtown1 - Old Town Twister (red) 0.00 5.56 5.56 Rental kayak, Riverview Ranch, Bourbon MO
Perception1 - Perception Pescador 12 (red) 0.00 560.17 560.17 Rob Anderson's kayak
Perception2 - Perception ??? Sit-in (red) 0.00 3.03 3.03 Lauri Peterson's second kayak
                         
Totals:   0.00 602.33 602.33
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