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After great anticipation, then much supplication, we dodged a forecast of rain and storms. A window of time, a window of the fairest  weather, opened up in the heavens…And Down to the river, we did go the first day of June, just past noon, we launched our canoe to once again renew, our vows to […]

  Awake, thou wintry earth – Fling off thy sadness! Fair vernal flowers, laugh forth Your ancient gladness! ~Thomas Blackburn, “An Easter Hymn”   Put yourself on the river in Spring, and Ludwig will do the rest(Beethoven’s 6th, The Pastoral Symphony)   if you enjoyed the movie, you might also visit:  ourplaceinthecosmos.com for another spring […]

The cold winds of January are chilling my bones. Only three weeks past Christmas and I’m already counting the days till SPRING. As of this post, January 18, 2016,   61 days until the first day of SPRING Meanwhile, meditate on this for a spell…the lush greens of summer and a soundscape that soothes (this is […]

While Missouri only had its 11th wettest June on record at 7.23 inches, record precipitation and flooding occurred in many areas across the state. The St. Louis, Missouri area had its wettest June on record at 13.14 inches. So you can understand how happy I was to get  out of soggy St. Lou and hit […]

Attention all visitors and Google index bots!   Canoe the Ozarks will continue its mission to share the beauty and adventures in the Wonderland of Rivers and Forests of the Ozarks Country. Hope you enjoy this post that features new video and pics from a very recent float trip. And if you thrive on connecting […]

Ten days before the Vernal Equinox , 9pm, all quiet on my back yard deck Except Off in the distance, it’s faint, but clear The call of Spring Peepers, sweet season premier http://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/spring-peeper   Before long, the Chorus Frogs start to sing A funeral hymn for winter;  here comes Spring http://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/boreal-chorus-frog-western-chorus-frog   (these sounds are […]

Just checked the forecast for an early August float trip on the beautiful Buffalo River(AR): daytime temps 85 – 90(NORMAL), nighttime lows, a very comfortable 60(unusual) without a chance of rain!  Wow, what a forecast!  I’m already reciting a prayer of petition to keep it so.   And on a hot summer day, there is […]

Join us on the river as we venture deep into the beauty and wonders of Spring- In the Ozarks… Peace on the River

As we quietly paddle by a rocky  bluff, I gaze in wonder at this wall of sandstone and dolomite- basking brightly in the majesty of mid day light. This imposing, craggy geologic sage (informs me) “You’re staring at a face from the Paleozoic age.” ____________________________________________________________ (Paleozoic Age:  which ran approx. 542 to 251 million years […]

It’s a sunny but unusually cool August day as we start our float trip on an upper section of the Big Piney River( 4 videos on this post). The mercury won’t touch 80 the duration of this trip.  And just about ten days ago, there was heavy flooding throughout much of the Ozarks. (It’s August, […]