5th Annual Fremont Paddling Festival
It's been a few years since I visited the Great Miami River in southwest Ohio. The Fremont Paddling fest is put on by Rivers Unlimited , was a good excuse to explore this part of the river. The Great Miami looked clean and healthy and I'll try and get some fishing done in the future. Their was a class 2 that I don't believe I've ever hit with my 14 foot recreational kayak. I tried the 10 mile race , but they also had the option of the 20 miles , and a 5 mile float. I don't think results have been posted yet , but I'll update when they are.
Kayaks getting ready in front of No Worries bar in Miamitown Ohio.
10 Miles up from Miamitown everyone's getting ready to race.
The finish line. If you look close a guy is helping someone out of the boat being a step out of the mud. This race will be on my annual schedule and thanks to the volunteers @ Rivers Unlimited for putting on a great paddling festival!
Zaleski South Loop
Looking for mushrooms a little early yielded no morels yet. I did find ramps and the fiddleheads are coming up. I managed to get 1.5 off trail for a total of 12.5 miles with a 2.5mph moving average.
Interesting mushroom. Black Trumpet?
The fiddleheads were popping up everywhere. I've never been brave enough to pick and eat them.
Numerous swollen stream crossing and sloppy trail conditions made the hike slightly more challenging.
Darklord Day 2010!
I didn't get outdoors this weekend , but not all is lost. I ended up spending the weekend outside of Chicago attending Darklord day. This was my 4th Darklord event , somehow I obtained tickets , despite a crappy online ordering system. This is as much as a party as a beer release, to obtain an exemplary example of American Russian Imperial Stout. Molasses , dark sugars , bitter chocolate , coffee , syrupy deliciousness. Every so often , my friends or I , will crack one open for a birthday, New Years, Christmas ,or the circumcision of a Himalayan goat.
Past Years examples
This years haul , 13 2010 Darklords and 1 2009. Other goodies were obtained from Binny's in Orland park.
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