Friday, June 15 We've decided upon an easy 10 mile section - putting in at the Arena public landing and taking out at Tower Hill State Park. During the week prior to our trip our region had been in the midst of an early season heat wave, with daytime temps above 90 and heat indices … Continue reading WI River 2018 Part 1
Author: mirth
Wisconsin River 2018
During the winter of 2017-2018 one of my Scouting buddies, Larry, asked if I'd be interested in helping to organize a group trip down the Wisconsin River. Our troop had done a trip in 2016 and we'd had a good time, and while this trip would be mostly with people we know through Scouts it … Continue reading Wisconsin River 2018
Nippersink Creek May 2018
My buddy Matt and I were supposed to be partners again for this year's 61st running of the Des Plaines Canoe and Kayak Marathon. Sadly, in the 10 days before the marathon was supposed to happen record rainfall occurred within the Des Plaines River's watershed, causing the river to leave its banks. There are a few … Continue reading Nippersink Creek May 2018
3-18-18
Got over to the shop Sunday night to work on the boat a little. Biggest goals of the evening were to remove the plastic sheeting covering the epoxy patches on the hull exterior, assess & sand the ends of the gunwales where I have been filling with epoxy, and if they are ready, to oil … Continue reading 3-18-18
3-12-18
Got over to the shop for a quick couple hours tonight. Took the opportunity to do all the epoxy fill patches on the boat. 6 spots in total where I sanded spider web cracks and filled with neat epoxy and then covered with plastic wrap. We'll see maybe this weekend how they turned out. Also … Continue reading 3-12-18