Training Log Archive: Ricka

Slow start in morning - allowed time for tent etc to dry from night rain.

Fun, slow-paced family trip. Lots of time for swimming (very cold water!), reading, and couple games of cribbage.

Among other wildlife, saw 4+ dogs chasing a deer. Deer crossed river in front of us, lost all but 2 dogs. Interpreting dogs' yapping and seeing one cross back, I'd guess that deer escaped.

Down to Round Spring in time to get Zan back to STL for 10-year HS reunion (time flies:) ) . Did venture to see Round Spring itself - for the volume of water it contributes, very unimpressive!

Times are crude estimates. We took no watches on the float. Split time with kayak and canoe. Kayak was fun and better upper body workout. Not many canoeists on river - perhaps only one other party of 2 was camping. Several swimming stops again.

Canoed 100 feet into great cave on left. It had 200 foot deep water hole at back, connected to Devil's Well 1 mile away (did not hike to it).

Three rain showers - air warm enough to not get cold. Due to rain, canoed through fog on river most of day - very weird and eerie. Though ripples and downed trees were 'tame', it would be nice to see them before entering them.

Packing and driving took most of day to Current River with canoe, kayak, Fran, and Zan. Got on river late at Akers, canoed 2 miles, stop to set camp and cook supper.