The red and black butterfly is a Red Admiral..it’s one of my favorites ever. And those red beetles are milkweed beetles. They’re mostly harmless for milkweed and totally harmless for humans.
Wow !! Timely "tunnel of love " when that huge storm hit !! Getting to read the waters and the sky very well.Much beautiful wildlife you find.Much joy in tiny things.Matt you seemed so refreshed/blessed to be leaning into the wind only to have it push back at you,hold you up with"windy arms.Strength and safety to you as you journey onwards
The cozy tunnel is a storm drain and could give you a nasty flash flood. Another good video. That suspension bridge is a "cable stayed" type. Good Luck, Rick
Good judgement is key, my caution to you is to cease wishing to see a funnel of love. In a really bad storm, the rain is so heavy that the funnel of love is not visible, and that is when some folks are lucky to speak about the sound of a freight train, and others end up at the funeral parlor. Like seeing a polar bear in the artic, no way do you want to see that, as you can become lunch. I hope the thunderstorms ease up for the rest of your journey. Matt, paddle more, give Tatters a break! Congratulations on being close to halfway, maybe past it, and it should get easier once the Ohio River push helps you. That green can showed a flow of water which looked to be about 5/6 knots, more than offset a headwind, but if a sail is able to be deployed, with the push of the water, maybe you can have a 50 mile day. In any case Tatters should be able to get back to teaching in a timely matter. Hope it does not get too hot for you in the southern part of the river.
@@jenniferblackie2027 Karma is real, and so is lightening, but funnels of love, that ain't real Blondie. Tornados are real, and much more powerful and intense than any human can imagine. He must be a confused lad; you distract him too much.
Given all these storms I hate to say it but I think this expedition's just gonna be going south for the next month or two. [apologies for having used this joke before but I'll probably use it every couple of weeks]
The locals say it as if it's spelled Cape Jerardo. Almost none of the old French pronunciation of place names has survived to the present day. Just like no one pronounces Cairo, IL like the city in Egypt. St Louis has a flood wall in places too. The flooding on the mid and lower Mississippi can get pretty crazy. If you go back and look at the footage of the Arch and the stairs leading down to the river, the highest recorded flood is a little more than 1/3 of the way up those stairs.
And then . . . it pours! But neither rain, nor sleet, nor hail (but maybe dark of night . . . I HATE dark of night) shall keep these Masotaters from their appointed rounds! Paddle on! (Gurgle, gurgle) Tortoise
I think you’re right…but I think they’re cabbage butterflies. Or white cabbage butterflies is the whole name. But I also could be totally wrong and I should have probably googled it before I said something since my googler is right here in my hands lol
We did that a few times but generally found it’s more trouble than it’s worth. Also right side up we can weigh the boat down with water jugs since we’ve been a little gun shy since the whole canoe flipping incident
Say a person's partner injures his shoulder and she has to paddle harder and her name is Taters at the beginning of the voyage, what's her name at the end? Tatters.
Nice seeing Cape from the river. I used to live there and this brought back memories.
Thanks, now you two have hang of things. ✌🏻👊🏼
Love
The red and black butterfly is a Red Admiral..it’s one of my favorites ever. And those red beetles are milkweed beetles. They’re mostly harmless for milkweed and totally harmless for humans.
Cool! Thanks, been really enjoying learning about the critters and bugs along the way
Record snowfall melt can definitely cause flooding issues down there
The “tunnel”was at Trestle Hollow. Train tracks used to run along the edge of the bluff called Fountain Bluff.
Cool, thanks!
Wow !!
Timely "tunnel of love " when that huge storm hit !! Getting to read the waters and the sky very well.Much beautiful wildlife you find.Much joy in tiny things.Matt you seemed so refreshed/blessed to be leaning into the wind only to have it push back at you,hold you up with"windy arms.Strength and safety to you as you journey onwards
The cozy tunnel is a storm drain and could give you a nasty flash flood. Another good video. That suspension bridge is a "cable stayed" type. Good Luck, Rick
Yea, we were aware of that risk. Other side wasn’t conducive to heavy flow and we were up on a hill underneath with an easy retreat
@@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes The heavy erosion of the stream between the tunnel and river showed that it has run heavy sometimes. Good Luck, Rick
You're a tough pair. Isn't that nice cozy tunnel a storm drain? "Fly over state" them's fight'n words!
The video of the channel buoys really gives the viewer an idea of the swiftness of the current.
Yea. Quite often we’re mid channel and it feels like we’re barely moving until we pass a bouy or other obstruction
Someones not cutting the grass , very nice through be safe , love the array of critters ect !
I agree with Matt tower rock was anticlimactic. Nice choice to seek shelter in the tunnel. Happy paddling, on to the gulf.
Here's what Tower Rock can look like when the water is right: ruclips.net/video/2QvGMDShg1Y/видео.html
I live in Cape Girardeau, there was a huge historical flood back in the 1930s that drew the demand for the army corps of engineers to build a wall!
Instead of The Funnel of Love, y’all got The Tunnel of Love! Paddle On!
It’s admirable that y’all stay so cheerful despite crappy weather, ship traffic, mundane views, marginal campsites, and widowmaker trees.
Thanks! We’ve spent the last few years doing some occasionally rough thru hikes. It helps train you not to sweat the small stuff :)
Good judgement is key, my caution to you is to cease wishing to see a funnel of love. In a really bad storm, the rain is so heavy that the funnel of love is not visible, and that is when some folks are lucky to speak about the sound of a freight train, and others end up at the funeral parlor. Like seeing a polar bear in the artic, no way do you want to see that, as you can become lunch. I hope the thunderstorms ease up for the rest of your journey. Matt, paddle more, give Tatters a break! Congratulations on being close to halfway, maybe past it, and it should get easier once the Ohio River push helps you. That green can showed a flow of water which looked to be about 5/6 knots, more than offset a headwind, but if a sail is able to be deployed, with the push of the water, maybe you can have a 50 mile day. In any case Tatters should be able to get back to teaching in a timely matter. Hope it does not get too hot for you in the southern part of the river.
I keep telling him to please be careful what he wishes for …
The name "Tatters" noted in relation to someone in need of a break.
@@jenniferblackie2027 Karma is real, and so is lightening, but funnels of love, that ain't real Blondie. Tornados are real, and much more powerful and intense than any human can imagine. He must be a confused lad; you distract him too much.
Are the swallow carrying coconuts?? .........Monty Python
Reading "Uncommom Carriers" by McPhee at this point?
I listened to most of it
Just another day on the river?
Pretty much
Given all these storms I hate to say it but I think this expedition's just gonna be going south for the next month or two. [apologies for having used this joke before but I'll probably use it every couple of weeks]
According to my calculations you are past the halfway mark and that's worthy of mention.
Ish. We weren’t sure on the actual halfway mark since we weren’t sure if we were going to do New Orleans or Atafylacha
Atchafalaya might be better; I think the scenery on the Mississippi south of Baton Rough is mostly oil refineries, chemical plants, and levees.
The locals say it as if it's spelled Cape Jerardo. Almost none of the old French pronunciation of place names has survived to the present day. Just like no one pronounces Cairo, IL like the city in Egypt.
St Louis has a flood wall in places too. The flooding on the mid and lower Mississippi can get pretty crazy. If you go back and look at the footage of the Arch and the stairs leading down to the river, the highest recorded flood is a little more than 1/3 of the way up those stairs.
I’m in St. Louis you just past me I seen you out there’
You two are making good miles now.
ruclips.net/video/D9EAMUP3bWc/видео.html
that murder fish stare lol.
Let her talk brother 😢 stop over taking I love both of you but I to hear her as well
Weather weather weather
Those bridge supports did kinda look like TIE fighters.
And then . . . it pours! But neither rain, nor sleet, nor hail (but maybe dark of night . . . I HATE dark of night) shall keep these Masotaters from their appointed rounds! Paddle on! (Gurgle, gurgle) Tortoise
those white moths are cabbage moths I think and they wreck your Brassica plants like radishes etc! I do not like them!
I think you’re right…but I think they’re cabbage butterflies. Or white cabbage butterflies is the whole name. But I also could be totally wrong and I should have probably googled it before I said something since my googler is right here in my hands lol
Why don't you take everything out of the canoe , then tip the canoe upside down to cover the stuff?
We did that a few times but generally found it’s more trouble than it’s worth. Also right side up we can weigh the boat down with water jugs since we’ve been a little gun shy since the whole canoe flipping incident
I wish you more sail and no funnel
Say a person's partner injures his shoulder and she has to paddle harder and her name is Taters at the beginning of the voyage, what's her name at the end? Tatters.