First Time Out
The other night I participated in an impromptu kayaking trip. By the time we got on the river (Center Creek) it was almost 7:30 so we really had to work to get back home before dark – we just barely made it. We did the route I loosely refer to as “Upper Center Creek”, from Fir...
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Sunday afternoon I decided to go on an expedition to explore the site of the former Lakeside Park, which is now only accessibly by river. It’s hidden back in the woods, completely overgrown with only a few remnants of what used to be “the” place to be in Joplin. This place has...
Read MoreMissouri is Pro-Floating
I have recently discovered something about my state that I like a lot. It appears I have taken the access to river ways for granted. Apparently residents of other states, such as Kansas, who enjoy floating do not have the same opportunities as we do in the Show-Me State. Generally speaking I think...
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