I was excited for this year’s Race To The Dome. Its one of the last races of the season. Yes, there are a few others, but in the Midwest, this is pushing your luck for decent weather to get a race in for the masses. I’ve participated in most of the large races this year … Continue reading “Race To The Dome – 10/4/2025”
This week’s 5K at the lake was fantastic. It started off be my loading two boats on the car. Danelle decided to come out and paddle with us. Tonight was the first time she paddled the Landick II. The photo below is here paddling away from me. She looked comfortable. If she loved the boat, … Continue reading “Weekly 5K – 9/30/2025”
One of my favorite paddles in the St. Louis area is from Klondike to Weldon on the Missouri River. This is a gentle paddle of less than 10 miles puts you out on the Missouri river. When the river is lower about a mile into the paddle is a large sand bar that is perfect … Continue reading “Ten Mile Lunch – 9/6/2025”
The Sunset Race has been going on since December 2008 on the second Thursday of every month. This month, Danelle came out with me. We got to the boat ramp early and put on to check out some new cold springs right near the ramp. I got a bit excited and got out of the … Continue reading “Sunset Race – 8/14/2025”
I wanted to get out for a paddle on this lovely day. I’ve been thinking about different adventures. I’m inspired by friend Dan Strieker who does amazing micro adventures around St. Louis. He recently did this paddle. I was interested as I’ve gone over the Femme Osage on a Katy Trail bridge multiple times. I … Continue reading “Femme Osage Paddle – 8/3/2025”
The Boat: I’m reviewing my Northstar Landick 2 canoe. I purchased it new for $4,354 from my local dealer on 8/20/2024. Its approximately 20 feet long and 38 pounds. From the bottom, it appears as most canoes, if not a little wide. From the top, it appears to flare out just behind the paddler with … Continue reading “NorthStar Landick 2 Thoughts After A Year”
Today we left for my third MR340 river race. Don’t worry, I would never do this solo, I’ve enlisted Hogan and a second couple, Scott and Dot Merritt. If you have been following along, we’ve been doing races together this year preparing for the big race. We packed our trailer with all of our gear … Continue reading “2025 MR340 – 7/8/2025”
We took lots of cat photos this month. Coatrack looking exhausted is my favorite. We also continued our paddle training. We had a trip to Minnesota to start our team out. We also tested out the sleeping arrangements in the boat during our weekly 5k race. We each took a turn for about 200 yards. … Continue reading “June – 2025”
Nearly three years ago, we went out and paddled the “Dalbow Loop“. This 9 mile loop around an island on the Mississippi river was a wonderful way to paddle and swim a bit near the end of the paddling season. Today felt like a great day to recreate that adventure. We brought the same C4 … Continue reading “Dalbow Loop Fail – 6/29/2025”
I read about “Big Muddy” Mike Clark circumnavigating the city of St. Louis by river around 2010. He did this as an educational activity over a two week period in the spring. He would teach his classes during the day remotely and paddling in the evenings. It took him approximately two weeks to go around … Continue reading “Circum Louis Attempt – 9/12/2025”