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Current participants as of 8/18
First Name Last Name
Briana Conley
David Dickson
Deborah Dyle
Dave Haessig – Trip Leader
Ollie Langhorst
Dennis Pierce
Kathleen PszonkaAugust 18, 2023 at 9:16 pm in reply to: Pop-Up 08/19/23 Big River Washington State Park HWY 21 to Merrill Horse #1668Eileen LenkmanModeratorDennis, I’ll be there!
Eileen
August 17, 2023 at 7:59 pm in reply to: Pop-Up 08/19/23 Big River Washington State Park HWY 21 to Merrill Horse #1665Eileen LenkmanModeratorWould love to! I’ll definitely be there if you do this.
Eileen
Eileen LenkmanModeratorI have to agree Ed! It was a great group of people and everyone meshed so well. I wish I could go on the Big Piney but can’t. 🙁 But looking forward to hopefully doing another trip on the North Fork in October. I will lead that but you can all be very sure I’ll be super conscious of people having the appropriate gear for that time of year — concentrating on the probability as in preparing for immersion. I am really looking forward to having more multi-sport weekends where people can paddle, bike, hike or just enjoy the great outdoors.
Eileen LenkmanModeratorGreat trip despite the rain and not paddling Sunday (due to that rain).
So good to see everyone again. I think it’s been 3 years since I’ve been on the North Fork and two years since I’ve been on a Club overnight trip and in my Liquid Logic XP9.
Maybe we can do it again in October!
Eileen LenkmanModeratorPaddling in the rain can be fun as long as you are not cold. Lots of waterfalls and drippy cliffs – great photo ops
Eileen LenkmanModeratorI used Frog Togs for years — still have them and all patched inside with duct tape! They make a great pillow if you don’t need them for rain.
Eileen
Eileen LenkmanModeratorFirst time Ozark Mountain river kayakers: bring a good rain jacket on the river with you. Thunderstorms can suddenly drop the temperatures 20 degrees or more. Don’t rely on flimsy disposable ponchos.
Eileen LenkmanModeratorCurrent Attendee List as of August 10, 2023.
Roger Allison
Edward Bayham
Jim Bensman
Briana Conley
Deborah Dyle
Dorine Johnson
Mark Johnson
Carolyn Knarr
Eileen Lenkman
Dustin Oppelt
Gary Palmer
Eleanor Pardini
Karla Pashia
Dennis Pierce
Bill Prater
Diana Ronning
Dennis StrubbergPlease notify us if you decide to cancel. Thank you
Eileen LenkmanModeratorEd,
I’ve been wanting to do Bryant Creek for years! But preferably with someone who knows it — maybe from the Ozark Mountain Paddlers. And the water has to be up too. It’s on my To do list to make that happen.
Eileen LenkmanModeratorCarolyn,
It’s more like 3 1/2 hours from St Louis one way. What exactly we’ll be doing each day will be decided very close to the date depending on river levels and possibly the weather.
Eileen LenkmanModeratorHelpful links:
Description and mile by mile
https://missouricanoe.org/north-fork-of-the-white-river-and-bryant-creek/
River Level Gauge: https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?gage=tnzm7&wfo=sgf
Eileen LenkmanModeratorGood idea, Ed!
Everyone, if you are interested in carpooling, please reply to this post. It takes about 3 1/2 hours to get to the area and I am assuming you will want to arrive before dark to get your tents up — if your work schedule allows of course. Indicate the earliest you can leave.
Our normal carpooling site is the commuter site at Gravois and 270.
Eileen LenkmanModeratorDeborah, are you available to talk this evening? I work nights but will be available to talk around 10pm.
Your first overnight is scary but there are plenty of people who will help you out. We can talk things through this evening too — or some other time if it’s not convenient.
Eileen
Eileen LenkmanModeratorFor all the first timers in this group, we frequently finish the weekend by having great barbecue at Mo Hicks in Cuba on the way home on Sunday afternoon.
It’s a bit more challenging for vegetarians but they’ll work with you.
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