Here are five great opportunities to paddle and float in central and northeast Missouri. Learn more about these, and other public paddling opportunities, at www.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/places, download the MO Outdoors App for mobile devices, or get a copy of A Paddler’s Guide to Missouri from riverhillstraveler.com. Summer is a great time to cool off on a…
Ryan Snider With an abundance of rivers to choose from for an enjoyable float, picking just one to feature is a daunting task for me. That’s why I decided to poll a variety of people from different walks of life. I asked them this question: “Which river in Missouri is your favorite to float and…
Paddlers practice skills on the lake at Current River State Park. Ozark National Scenic Riverways (ONSR), in partnership with Missouri State Parks, the Ozark Riverways Foundation and the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, will be offering free paddling activities on the upper Current River on Sundays this summer. Paddling skills clinics will be conducted on July…
Why? That is the question I get from most of my friends. After kayaking all the Current River (in Missouri) a few years ago in 3 days, and all of Eleven Point River (in Missouri) in one day last year, I decided the Jack’s Fork was next on my hit list. I did not…
While Missouri is known for being the “cave state” there is a crucial element, abundant in Missouri, that is essential in the formation of caves – water. Missouri has 30 waterways that are recommended for floating and canoeing by the Missouri Canoe & Floaters Association. While the mighty Mississippi and Missouri River are not the…
Surrounding yourself with the great outdoors is simply refreshing. I know after the past three years I have experienced, the moments when I can unplug and experience all nature has to offer have been incredibly restorative. Hiking, camping, kayaking, and other outdoor activities allows people to indulge the senses with experiences that are great escapes…
The first bridge 300 yards down stream from Council Bluff where the Big River begins. Where in Missouri does the Big River start, and why does it seem to defy most rivers and flow north? That question about the direction of flow has always puzzled me. Don’t rivers flow toward the sea? I figured I…
The custom in those days… was to start out by wagon over almost non-existent roads for the head of the river. “On the wagon would be enough seasoned pine lumber to build one or two boats, depending on the number of fishermen in the party, together with a tent, some tools, fishing tackle, guns, ammunition,…
