Meramec River overnight float, Missouri's "River of Death"
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- Опубліковано 7 лип 2024
- "We take an overnight canoe float on the Meramec River, including Maramec Spring Park the 5th largest spring in Missouri. We float over fifteen miles on a river early settlers called the "river of death". We start in Steelville MO. close to St. James MO. We use Adventure Outdoors to shuttle our canoe floating from Scott Ford aka. Hwy 8 to Indian Springs. We visit a trout hatchery and old Iron forge at Maramec Spring Park. An American bald eagle, deer, muskrat, and a surprise river monster, are some of the highlights from this trip.
Join us on a journey through the beautiful waterways as we explore the joys of canoe paddling. Canoeing offers a unique and exciting way to experience the great outdoors. In this video, we'll show you The Meramec River in MO. So grab your life jacket and let's hit the water, come along and discover the fun of paddling a canoe.
Magician Word @magicianword
00:00 Introduction
01:10 Adventure Outdoors
01:25 The float begins
01:58 marsh girl
02:45 Maramec Spring Park
04:25 Trout Hatchery
04:49 The spring
05:30 Word origin
06:05 Iron Works
06:30 Back on the river
09:30 River Monster
12:12 Who can spot a mammal
13:13 Camp for the night
15:00 Steak and baked potatoes
16:30 Good morning!
17:39 On the water again
18:22 Oh deer
18:45 American Bald Eagle!
19:30 River sounds
20:05 Adventure Outdoor
20:30 Crash
21:00 More beauty
23:15 River of death?
23:50 Beginning of the end
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"Baked like a potato in more ways than one". I frikkin' LOVE living in Missouri!!!!!!!
Lol... me too!
Yes
It's a good river, been down it multiple times, 11 point is another nice one, the Current, the North Fork all very nice spring rivers to float in Missouri.
I still haven't floated North Fork or Jack's Fork. Love 11p. ,and current too!
Lucky y'all survived all the sasquatchies bears and deadly venomous snakes! And I'm not really kidding!
I always try to take a little luck with me. Thanks for watching.
Beautiful 💦🌊 Amazing how the water is so clear & you can see the Trout moving thur the wayer! 🐟🐠
It is amazing!
While that is a beautiful stretch of the Meramec, 15 miles is just scratching the surface of this 100+ miles long river, with beautiful scenery along every mile, and around every bend.
Excited to return.
The turtle is a common snaper !
Alligator snapping turtle. Common snapping turtles have smooth shells.
@@TheMattC9999 I agree, but that one appears to have a smooth shell.
Just my opinion !
@@TheMattC9999 No, that was a very, very old common snapping turtle. The shells wear down with age on both species. Long neck, small head, plus there aren’t really alligator snapping turtles in the Meremac, especially that far upstream. They are further south.
Alligator snapping turtles have short necks, huge heads and much more strongly hooked beaks. Also, they never crawl up on logs like that. They are pretty sedentary unless looking for mates or looking for a place to lay eggs.
Two minutes into this video and giving it a thumbs up and a comment. I like it already!! Can't wait to float this river!
You should... enjoy!
What a great adventure! I love floating that stretch.
Thanks for the comment, Happy Floating! 😀
Been boating the Merimac for 50 years. It only nearly killed me twice! I waded across a shallow, quiet section one day and in 5 ft. Of water, it grabbed me and held me under. I could raise my arm out of the water but could not surface. Suddenly let me go!
Woe, you are lucky. My daughter got trapped under a canoe once and scared me silly. You do have to be aware that something can happen in an instant. Thanks for the comment.
Hope to see you two out there one day.my wife emily and myself live for floating and camping ng in this state,we love people like yall
Thank you, I am still trying to decide exactly which rivers to float this year. Just did the Buffalo 28 miles. Let me know your favorite.
I really loved how well all of the different types of music went with the video
Thank you very much. I appreciate that.
I know those floats so well. Have floated with Mark at Adventure outdoors for 20 years. Two of the nicest floats on the Meramec thought the first 2 miles of the up river float is rough if water isn't high. Thanks for sharing your adventure.
Thanks for the comment. Happy floating.
Great video!! I subscribed to your channel brother. Your an absolute breath of fresh air and I truly hope our paths cross one day! Cheers!!
Thank you, I cant wait for some nicer weather and I will be back out there in the canoe, glad you enjoyed the video! Good luck this year, well see you on the water.
A helpful tip, regarding the "dirt" comment at the 16:05 mark: Hot air rises, and it carries dirt/grit up with the heat. I once had a huge porterhouse for dinner while paddling the Mississippi River. I made a charcoal fire right on top of that flour-like sand, and grilled the steak I and my dog had looked forward to all day. I took one bite, and it was so gritty, it was inedible (by me, or anyone valuing their teeth enamel); my dog enjoyed the steak enough for both of us. (SnooP was less concerned for his teeth than I was...) So, use a foil baking pan or sheet of doubled-up aluminum foil between the sand and the fire, it works great. The aluminum foil pans work great, as you can bend the pan so you have a wind deflector.)
Hey, thanks for the ideas 💡 I am always trying new things, but hot dog style is my go-to. Mississippi seems like quite an undertaking, I am a little intimidated by a river that big. Maybe someday. Thanks for the comment.
Wow that spring looks so peaceful, thanks for sharing.
It is beautiful...
Great video! I grew up goin on the meramec. Floated it for many years! Esp out of the outfitters, huzzah valley, and bass canoe plus out on my own boats over the years. My favorite memory was with my ex on a float in ‘98 we put in up by the springs. I snorkeled up i to the springs below the falls and found a rod n reel, a bottle of trout “eggs” and a net! Saw some baby trout wondering through the shallows. Surprised to see the suatch sign! Glad they finally are recognizing our brother of the woods.
Thank you very much! It is a beautiful river!
Yes my 38 year old daughter and 9 year old grandson did 6 miles with end point at Indian Springs last June andthe river was running low it took us about 7 or 8 hours but we were ready...it was hot even after jumping in several times but nice memories.
That is right, it is all about the memories. Low water is just part of it sometimes. Happy floating!
Yes, it is about those memories. Low water makes us appreciate, not low water, lol. Happy floating!
The big turtle was a female common snapping turtle. Females get really big. Despite what people say, there really aren’t alligator snapping turtles in the Meremac, especially not that far upstream. However, if you get closer to the Mississippi, you might see one if you’re diving. Big rivers, southern lakes and sloughs are where to find them.
Fantastic!🎉
Thank you! 🎉
That river monster was an alligator snapping turtle, and as big as he was they get a lot bigger than that.
I'll keep looking! 😃
It was actually a common snapper.
You can occasionally see an alligator snapper in Missouri, but they're getting more and more rare.
Common snapper. It had a long neck and small head. Alligator snapping turtles have short necks and huge heads with strongly hooked beaks.
This is the slower part. If you float closer to Leesburg it gets faster.
Thanks for the info. I'm always on the lookout for new floats.
Buy some cheap water tight bags for your next canoe adventure...worth every penny.
Thanks so true. I do need more for my bedding.
Sasquatches don't actually bluff charge. They are just trying to convert you to the metric system. They work closely with the old turtles without much success suffering from a lack of funding and visibility.`
Love it!
The turtle was a alligator snapping turtle and was probably about 100 years old as big as he is
Thank you for the info. I was wondering about that. He was an old guy.
Not sure if it was or not. Thinking regular snapper. Alligator snappers have bigger ridges/spikes on shell.
Where did you put in and takeout? Thinking about a trip last week of July 2024
We floated Hwy 8 Bridge to Indian Springs.
Where is that rock dam at beginning of video?
It is where Meramac Springs joins the river...
@@magicianword I don't remember seeing that but it's been a few years
great video, I have a cabin outside of Steelveele, on the way to Cook Station, MO
Very cool ,is that on the river?
@@magicianword about 300 feet above meramec river, above a steep hiil drop off
That's awesome! Can't wait to get back and explore more of that river.
@@magicianword it is between steeleville & st James, where the meramec is clear before it feeds into the trout park in st james