| 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 | 6 | 16.02 | 4:57:19 | 3.233 | 18:34 | 91.20 | 15.20 | Rymers Access | Alley Spring | 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: Eminence MO Joshua Chilton Landing to Two Rivers | 7 | 8.42 | 2:37:10 | 3.214 | 18:40 | 99.62 | 14.23 | Eminence MO Joshua Chilton Landing | 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 | 9.38 | 3:22:38 | 2.777 | 21:36 | 188.45 | 13.46 | 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 | 529 | |
| Feet | Meters | |||||||||||||
| Total Mileage | 188.45 | 60:20:36 | Total: | 8028 | 2447 | |||||||||
| Target Mileage | 200.00 | 11.55 | Avg: | 573 | 175 | |||||||||
| Percent Complete | 94.2% | 11.55 | miles needed Total | |||||||||||
| Elapsed Day | 781 | -416 | -0.19 | miles needed per Week | ||||||||||
| Percent of Current Year | 214.0% | -0.03 | 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 | 33.22 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| November Mileage | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| December Mileage | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 188.45 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Cumlative Mileage since 2016 | 482.92 | |||||||||||||
| 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 | 188.45 | 440.76 | Rob Anderson's kayak | ||||||||||
| Perception2 - Perception ??? Sit-in (red) | 3.03 | 0.00 | 3.03 | Lauri Peterson's second kayak | ||||||||||
| Totals: | 294.47 | 188.45 | 482.92 | |||||||||||
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