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re: Missouri has the best canoeing of any state. Heck, it's known as the Canoe State
Posted on 5/28/14 at 5:56 pm to JoeMoTiger
Posted on 5/28/14 at 5:56 pm to JoeMoTiger
The Missouri River is an incredible float.
Don't forget that I've done the MR340 canoe race twice on that river, and that is a 4 day 4 night nonstop canoe endurance race.
Therefore, if I can navigate that river on night 2 and 3 while enduring extreme sleep deprivation, exhaustion, and dehydration, you all can easily navigate a lazy float.
The river is so big that it's like floating on a flat water lake. You can see the barges ahead of you for a mile or longer, and you'll hear them if they are approaching from behind. Simply paddle to the bank and allow them to pass.
You should worry more about wing dikes than barges, fwiw.
Don't forget that I've done the MR340 canoe race twice on that river, and that is a 4 day 4 night nonstop canoe endurance race.
Therefore, if I can navigate that river on night 2 and 3 while enduring extreme sleep deprivation, exhaustion, and dehydration, you all can easily navigate a lazy float.
The river is so big that it's like floating on a flat water lake. You can see the barges ahead of you for a mile or longer, and you'll hear them if they are approaching from behind. Simply paddle to the bank and allow them to pass.
You should worry more about wing dikes than barges, fwiw.
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Posted on 5/28/14 at 6:03 pm to mizzoukills
Never floated the Mo, I was part of a bunch of idiots that took a army surplus 6 man raft down a rain swollen Platte river once, river was angry! Later minus myself the same guys took the raft from St Joe down to St Lou, this would have been back in the late 70's, dudes got on TV too! 
This post was edited on 5/28/14 at 6:05 pm
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