Paddle Perry will be embarking on a river paddle this fall, but before they do that there will be a test run scheduled for Aug. 25th to map out the route and ensure the safety of the trip for future paddlers. Anyone interested in joining them may contact Kelly at info@paddleperry.com
A review of the paddle will be updated here asap along with pictures, maps, and time frames.
~3.5 miles down creek towards the Ohio River
~2 hour paddle, or ~ 2.5-3 hour paddle if stopping for breaks
Launch Site on 104 (37.9843188, -86.5623911)
Docking Site on 66 (37.9731602, -86.5354459)
Cam and I jumped in the car and drove the roads that intersected with Poison Creek to explore possibilities for future events. We were pleasantly surprised to see that there was a well kept put in spot only 3.5 miles up the creek from the HWY 66 intersection, possibly kept by Twin Lakes Cedar Cabins? We would like to get in touch with them about next year’s events and possibly organize a camping event for our group.
Paddle Perry ventured down Poison Creek with four returning paddlers and two new adventure seekers. They met at the bridge on 66 between Derby and Rome before embarking to the launch site from the first bridge off of Thrifty Road at 6:30 p.m. Paddling roughly 3.5 miles down creek they docked back at the boat-ramp off of 66 by 8:30 p.m. just in time for the full moon to rise. Learning a lot from their first trip down this creek they plan to paddle this route again one more time this year.
Paddlers met at the bridge between Rome and Derby, leaving behind at least one vehicle to transport them back to the launch site.
Leaving from this boat ramp, we took the gravel road towards Twin Cedar Cabins called Thrifty Road.
View of the launch site from the HWY 66 bridge.
South side of the bridge is a good spot to park off of the road, in front of the guard rail.
ATV trail leading down to the launch site on the bank of Poison Creek.
Kelly dragging her new-used boat to the launch site.
ATV trail to the launch site.
Launch Site on 104 (37.9843188, -86.5623911)
Docking Site on 66 (37.9731602, -86.5354459)
Lots of twists and turns on this trip. Remember to study the map before taking this route. If you’re in doubt, hug the left bank and you’ll save time popping in an out of dead ends. There are at least 6 dead ends that may mislead you along the way.
Paul Miller took this trip with his peddle drive kayak and had to lift the peddles a number of times and use regular paddles to skim over some very shallow areas.
Mimi Fiedler says this trip would be very pretty in late Spring and early Summer due to the foliage on the banks and higher waters.
Always remember to be prepared! Bring headlamps, flashlights, snacks, plenty of fresh water, water shoes, bug spray, sunscreen, towels, extra clothes and dry bags.
Behold! The ultimate combo for your burrito veggies!
purée chickpeas and veggie oil with cayenne pepper
Directions
Soak 2 c. cashews, 4 hours. Rinse. Add 1/2 juiced lemon, 2 tsp pectin, salt, 1/3 c. yeast.
Grease a bowl. Let sit for one hour. Roll in spices. ‘Frigerate two hours before serving.
The other day I made some blackberry jam for a dear client of mine. I forgot to take a finished product photo of it, but I assure you it is delicious!
The berries came from a friend who recently bought some land in Tell City, IN and later were completely uprooted (RIP berry bushes, oops).
Anyway, I grabbed some Pectin from Elbert’s in Evansville, and instead of using sugar I substituted some honey that my grandmother gave me for Christmas from her friends’ farm in Lewisport, KY. Lots of local goodies!
With a little over one cup of berries I used a quarter of the pectin package.
Alright, let’s jam.
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 2 min
Ready in: 12 min
Yield: 12 pieces of fudge
Ingredients
• 1/2 cup (120 milliliters) pure maple syrup
• 1/3 cup (85 grams) peanut butter
• 1/4 cup (56 grams) coconut oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup (55 grams) roasted salted peanuts or cashews, coarsely chopped, optional – divided
*must keep chilled
Occasionally, I get so far ahead of myself… My plants remind me to practice patience daily. This blog is a dedication to their atheistic selves for having to endure me daily.
Ocotplantapus:
Jelly Forest:
Fern Cacti:
Family Reunion:
To: Susan
Plant Power
Home Sweet Home?
Hi friends, update, I’m alive and here is a series of photographs taken tonight (July 4, 2017) from atop Reitz Hill in Evansville, IN. Enjoy.
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BTW. Biking up and down those hills is insane – ill-advised unless you too love to dance with death.
2015
This project was originally inspired by Cesar Kuiyama during his TedTalks episode. He spoke about his project “One Second Every Day”, a project inspired by Stefan Sagmeister’s talk “The Power of Time Off”. In Stefan’s video he talks about taking time off from your regularly scheduled programming, 9-5 jobs and the usual in order to regain happiness while also allowing your personal creativity to flow. He suggests taking sabbatical through out your career as opposed to taking it all at the end of life for these reasons.
Stefan mentions in his talk about his first year on sabbatical and how diving into the void without a plan of some kind will likely lead to not getting much done – as it did for him. After piecing the first anxious year together I’ve decided to make a plan for the coming years and here is how: I will begin by dedicating a time for this project specifically. This year I will be shooting all through-out the month of July and in the following year I will begin videoing one solid week each month for the entire year. Then hopefully continue that trend if it proves successful.
2016
Soon I will begin shooting the entire month of July for this project again. As a side note I have a few videos that still didn’t make it to the 2015 video yet and I have a few on my phone from earlier this year that I should go ahead and add to the mix (one from the St. Louis City Museum for sure).
2017
This might take a while . . .
2018
Didn’t take long to fall of the tracks on this. Currently, I’m thinking about what I want to accomplish next year. One of those things is thoroughly backing up all of my files. Due to crippling depression during 2016, doing the once a week plan didn’t happen at all and carried over into 2017. Through-out 2018 I simply contemplated what I wanted in life. In 2019, I hope to have 2015’s video edited, as well as a plan for how to continue this project in coming years.
KELLY JO HESS 