The second Thursday of the month, you’re going to find me on a river paddling. Generally the Meramec river. Tonight was no exception and I was bring a new paddler with me. I met Tonya at a doctor’s appointment. She was working and I struck up a conversation with her. Somehow, it came to paddling.… Continue reading 128th Sunset Race – 7/11/2019
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118th Sunset Race – 9/13/2018
If you’re curious about our event, its always the second Thursday of each month. Events are announced about 1 week in advance posted at the following 2 locations. Scroll to the last post to see it. http://www.rivermiles.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1242272075/420#420 And on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SunsetRaceMeramec/ —————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder how many more times I can say that the Sunset Race… Continue reading 118th Sunset Race – 9/13/2018
New Haven to St. Charles Training – 6/28/2016
A group of us training for the MR340 met in the early hours in New Haven, MO to have a training run. For this paddle, I decided to test out a new camera setup on the boat to try and get the best possible video. The first video is the paddle iteself. We stopped at… Continue reading New Haven to St. Charles Training – 6/28/2016
Kimmiswick – 2/16/2013
I love the big rivers around St. Louis. I spend a lot of time thinking about how I can travel them. A trip I have been thinking about for a while now is a float down the Mississippi to Kimmswick, MO. The map below is a screen capture from maps.google.com with driving directions from St.… Continue reading Kimmiswick – 2/16/2013
Winter Paddle – 12/31/2012
I’ve been talking about wanting to paddle while it was snowing for about two years now. Today, I got my first taste. I was snowing good and my boss let me out of work early for new years eve and snow. I called my paddling buddy, Jo Newbold and she was up for a snow… Continue reading Winter Paddle – 12/31/2012
Voyager Canoe Outing
Each month, I participate in the Sunset Race Series. This event is the second Thursday of each month and traditionally held on the Meramec river. This month, we had a slight change of venue. Instead of everybody bring their own boats and racing to the finish, we all piled into a 31′ voyager canoe build… Continue reading Voyager Canoe Outing