All Years 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
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 Peterson's 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 Hoffmann's 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 Peterson's 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 Riverview Ranch Riverfront Resort 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 Peterson's 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 East side boat ramp 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  
09/27/18 Current River: Williams Landing to Two Rivers 11 12.05 5:29:42 2.193 27:22 64.19 5.84 Williams Landing Two Rivers Stayed in cabin in Eminence MO. Temp about 57. Another great day of kayaking - this time on the Current River from Williams Landing to Two Rivers. With Rick & Lauri Peterson and Randy Schwartze. Perception1 425  
10/09/20 Current River: Williams Landing to Two Rivers 24 12.50 2:32:21 4.923 12:11 189.66 7.90 Williams Landing Two Rivers Mid-morning, sunny, 64. Current River. Pretty fall colors in the trees. With Rick and Lauri Peterson. Perception1 49  
10/10/23 Current River: Williams Landing to Two Rivers 33 21.72 4:50:39 4.484 13:23 286.04 8.67 Williams Landing Two Rivers Forgot to stop GPS watch. Moving Time: 4:11:06, Elapsed Time: 5:41:15. With Rick Peterson and Randy Schwartze.  Perception1 2  
02/26/24 Current River: Williams Landing to Two Rivers 35 11.79 3:40:24 3.210 18:42 306.26 8.75 Williams Landing Two Rivers With Rick Peterson. Perception1 675  
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 Onondaga Cave State Park 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 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 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 Meramec State Park Boat Ramp 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 Route 66 State Park 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 Two Rivers 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 Eminence MO Joshua Chilton Landing 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  
                             
Total Mileage   521.44 182:24:00 15744
Target Mileage 600.00 78.56
Percent Complete 86.9%
Elapsed Day 71 294
Percent of Current Year 19.4%
Monthly Mileage     Monthly Total             Paddles Per Month
January Mileage     6.30             1
February Mileage 17.62   2
March Mileage 33.18   3
April Mileage 38.81   5
May Mileage 19.88   2
June Mileage 38.85   3
July Mileage 106.45   9
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
521.44 52
Cumlative Mileage since 2016 521.44
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) 0.00 479.28 479.28 Rob Anderson's kayak
Perception2 - Perception ??? Sit-in (red) 0.00 3.03 3.03 Lauri Peterson's second kayak
                     
Totals:   0.00 521.44 521.44
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