Missouri Whitewater Association | Bill Fordyce | Activity https://missouriwhitewater.org/members/bill/activity/ Activity feed for Bill Fordyce. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:03:26 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 f6c99f6ba2a9125d5ce111b88f5a6445 Bill Fordyce changed their profile picture https://missouriwhitewater.org/activity/p/16291/ Wed, 11 Oct 2023 03:29:24 -0500 0 11003850c80d2d05c710bff4dd2a53f7 Bill Fordyce replied to the topic Can someone explain what changed at the MWA pool sessions? (Not the pool class) in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/can-someone-explain-what-changed-at-the-mwa-pool-sessions-not-the-pool-class/#post-15863 Fri, 17 Jan 2020 18:45:44 -0600 Hey Sarah,
At the risk of sounding like JK replying from afar.  I just wanted to give you an atta gurl for your note about having your kids at the pool class.   I’m like you, always thought it was kid inclusive.   I remember having little critters hanging on the side of kayaks, riding kayaks, shooting water guns, swimming, and just genera…Read more

]]> 8d60d32ff2dffb8f6d2e9c8523f6b97b Bill Fordyce started the topic Jackson 4Fun in the forum Gear Exchange https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/jackson-4fun/ Tue, 28 Feb 2017 13:19:33 -0600 $450.00. Yellow, includes two Jackson Creeker air bags.   406-231-3342.  In St. Louis

]]> 36fdd6c62f0755566109bdfab34c712d Bill Fordyce replied to the topic Cave Creek? in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/cave-creek/#post-7865 Sat, 24 Dec 2016 23:44:06 -0600 Put in on the Saint near Black Mtn. Falls on Hwy E and float on down to Cave Creek, drag your kayak 1/2 mile up Cave and there is a nice 20′ water fall—good recovery pool.   Nice summer time swimming hole, can leap off—nice secluded spot.

]]> 573c31b44efeca71f5067772c99b4aea Bill Fordyce replied to the topic Very Bad News in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/very-bad-news/#post-7808 Mon, 12 Dec 2016 21:00:15 -0600 Good Man, Good Heart, sad news.

]]> 19964d8a991eba6b96de961890a6a82d Bill Fordyce replied to the topic Mo' Creekin website in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/mo-creekin-website/#post-7795 Sun, 11 Dec 2016 13:35:57 -0600 Lots of times–talk with the Piedmaont Paddlers. Nice run.

]]> b16181f55de4f1ce5a416fd5cc248cca Bill Fordyce replied to the topic Crane Pond in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/crane-pond-2/#post-7112 Thu, 25 Aug 2016 17:09:52 -0500 Chuck, I hope you can post something about the ‘funny business’ going on.   I heard from a hiking buddy that there was no money to fix the Crane Pond dam.   I guess you just have to look around the Mark Twain National Forest to see that it’s a poorly managed forest.   Some of everything is in disrepair–i.e. no water in the Upper Silvermines Ca…Read more

]]> 617a858e934405ecb86138e22043feff Bill Fordyce replied to the topic Make Calls for Campground Water Today! in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/dialing-for-water/#post-6312 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 20:20:37 -0500 So, I called Amanda Walker today.   It’s like talking with a stump.   She (The Mark Twain National Forest) is fixated on sending a camera thru the pipe under the river to see where the leak is located (they think it’ s there).   And she thinks they can get it done for a “couple of hundred dollars.”   I don’t think the MTNF can get anyone to eve…Read more

]]> 14a1dc722de1fffcc8d3048a4945651a Bill Fordyce replied to the topic rec boats in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/rec-boats/#post-6264 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 02:41:02 -0500 I wouldn’t worry about rec boaters too much. I’m speaking from experience as that is how I got into kayaking. I was a canoe floater who boated through the shut-ins on a Saint float trip. No helmet, no float bags, cooler and camping gear. It was a low water summertime run and had no problems and didn’t see anyone on the river. We (the MWA) are not…Read more

]]> 9ae77e96e8436435574338c68818a499 Bill Fordyce replied to the topic my question was answered in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/reserving-the-pavilion-at-millstream-gardens/#post-5546 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 15:32:08 -0500 John,

I sent you a pm with Becky Fletcher’s contact info.   She’s the MDC Agent in Fred’town that you need to go thru.

]]> 799e27733e168b3646947226d7b950ae Bill Fordyce replied to the topic Tuesday Night Ride 29 March in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/tuesday-night-ride-29-march/#post-5449 Tue, 29 Mar 2016 17:09:21 -0500 I sure do miss the TNR.   Wish I was there to join you all.   Bilbo—Go Blues.

]]> 73f40db0b87076faf7e3de7318ba8dd6 Bill Fordyce replied to the topic Paddlers' Playdate-It takes a village in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/paddlers-playdate-it-takes-a-village/#post-4761 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 17:43:34 -0600 This is a real nice thing to do—and needed.

Good job Jojo.

]]> a5fa692b7cf49902b884f7a17eb13c8e Bill Fordyce replied to the topic Shannon County Whitewater in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/shannon-county-whitewater/#post-4572 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 00:22:26 -0600 As far as I know Rocky Falls still hasn’t been run.   I did check it out several times (when I lived on Russell Mt) after heavy rains but it was never enough for me to feel I could avoid the spot on the left.    Most of the water flows towards a very obvious pinning spot, a slot just made for a kayak (check it out in the summer).   Maybe an ope…Read more

]]> df25d0cb6208e681ee6a03d4f1b65b8f Bill Fordyce replied to the topic Clinic documentary in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/clinic-documentary/#post-4511 Mon, 04 Jan 2016 20:41:47 -0600 John,
Nice Video! I really liked the last part about friendships made and lost over the years. I miss being/boating there. Who knows, maybe I’ll be back this Spring for a week or two.

]]> 18f8f6f608b6d6cb788a17924846c505 Bill Fordyce replied to the topic Golden Eagles in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/golden-eagles/#post-4388 Sun, 27 Dec 2015 16:51:37 -0600 Just one of the bonus’ of living for months at a time in a Lookout on top of a mountain is bird watching through high powered optics. I see more Golden’s’ than Baldies. Richard’s clue for spotting differences–the Golden has feathered legs all the way to their toes is a handy tool and they are a more solitary Bird. I’ve been lucky enough to see…Read more

]]> a099c432eb97acd08ddcba0398721a00 Bill Fordyce replied to the topic Golden Eagles in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/golden-eagles/#post-4388 Sun, 27 Dec 2015 16:51:37 -0600 Just one of the bonus’ of living for months at a time in a Lookout on top of a mountain is bird watching through high powered optics. I see more Golden’s’ than Baldies. Richard’s clue for spotting differences–the Golden has feathered legs all the way to their toes is a handy tool and they are a more solitary Bird. I’ve been lucky enough to see…Read more

]]> 5321c36ca65e41a3ef066bbab8c0cf71 Bill Fordyce replied to the topic Golden Eagles in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/golden-eagles/#post-4388 Sun, 27 Dec 2015 16:51:37 -0600 Just one of the bonus’ of living for months at a time in a Lookout on top of a mountain is bird watching through high powered optics. I see more Golden’s’ than Baldies. Richard’s clue for spotting differences–the Golden has feathered legs all the way to their toes is a handy tool and they are a more solitary Bird. I’ve been lucky enough to see…Read more

]]> 35426dcb825a253f44e6cde105aa5916 Bill Fordyce replied to the topic TNR 11/3/2015 ? in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/tnr-1132015/#post-3611 Tue, 03 Nov 2015 17:20:27 -0600 Darn, I wish I was there to join you…

]]> 05a9475d0820ec55444a318538022d52 Bill Fordyce replied to the topic camping at Silvermines (when Saint is low) in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/camping-at-silvermines-when-saint-is-low/#post-3219 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 15:33:02 -0500 Try to camp in the lower Riverside Campground—there is a good beach, place to swim, practice paddling, and so on…

]]> 4d00b3a968e864ae960c8754e071fb05 Bill Fordyce replied to the topic Important Places in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/important-places/#post-1849 Fri, 08 May 2015 18:40:50 -0500 Thanks Bling, that was great!

Best moment, “Holy Shit”!!!

]]> 23ccf1aa484bbb273d867f5819dd5557 Bill Fordyce started the topic Jackson 4 Fun $450.00 in the forum Gear Exchange http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/jackson-4-fun/ Sun, 12 Apr 2015 14:09:06 -0500 For Sale:
$450.00
Yellow

]]> 23ccf1aa484bbb273d867f5819dd5557 Bill Fordyce started the topic Jackson 4 Fun $450.00 in the forum Gear Exchange http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/jackson-4-fun/ Sun, 12 Apr 2015 14:09:06 -0500 For Sale:
$450.00
Yellow

]]> 2a691befe234198c4c2cfc47b9c22af3 Bill Fordyce started the topic FYI Visual @ Noon in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/fyi-visual-noon/ Thu, 26 Mar 2015 17:13:40 -0500 Middle Stouts laping the low water bridge, Turkey Creek out of it’s banks, Saint at 4’+ over the Bridge.

]]> f091077151e1baf7beeab7f6358fe37f Bill Fordyce started the topic FYI Visual @ Noon in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/fyi-visual-noon/ Thu, 26 Mar 2015 17:13:40 -0500 Middle Stouts laping the low water bridge, Turkey Creek out of it’s banks, Saint at 4+’ over the Bridge.

]]> 6cebc1e067dd9e22e9daec3fb57510a4 Bill Fordyce replied to the topic Tuesday boating in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/tuesday-boating/#post-1301 Wed, 25 Mar 2015 02:05:51 -0500 Mike Warren and I boated today…

]]> 164e4f897df9f4a3fdc3f82abe820931 Bill Fordyce replied to the topic Volunteering? in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/volunteering/#post-1260 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 14:00:47 -0500 Bring a ‘Soccer Mom’ chair, water, snack, Sun Screen, dress in layers, bring rain gear. Essentially be prepared for anything Mother Nature gives us. It looks like it’s gonna be a Great weekend of racing.
SYOTR,
Bill

]]> 52475a85b6fe13085178f62bcd2c8751 Bill Fordyce started the topic Volunteering? in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/volunteering/ Fri, 20 Mar 2015 00:38:58 -0500 Look for me (Bill Fordyce) in the morning—StL Cardinal baseball cap with a orange day pack…

]]> 354595b89622a88f17cf09459fe23b1c Bill Fordyce replied to the topic Villain needed in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/villian-needed/#post-1171 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 22:53:11 -0500 Thanks Dan but I have an Everest and Eldon is looking forward to Sheldon’s boat. Eldon started to feel comfortable at the end of today…

]]> c415835581b784261e4ed53666d4962d Bill Fordyce replied to the topic Al Pint Night March 12 in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/al-pint-night-march-12/#post-1114 Wed, 11 Mar 2015 21:02:37 -0500 How ironic (and I love irony), Me, a guy who doesn’t drink—on the poster advertising Pint night…

Smiling, Bill

]]> 2648af5a9f448fe196b2217ab6bdc47b Bill Fordyce replied to the topic Al Pint Night March 12 in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/al-pint-night-march-12/#post-1114 Wed, 11 Mar 2015 21:02:37 -0500 <span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;”>How ironic (and I love irony), Me, a guy who doesn’t drink—on the poster advertising Pint night…</span>

<span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; line-height:…Read more

]]> 83289f11e7a89ef670de8d5f9c8a6177 Bill Fordyce replied to the topic Villain needed in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/villian-needed/#post-1096 Wed, 11 Mar 2015 01:12:03 -0500 Thanks Sheldon,
I’m camped for most of the next two weeks—campsite #35. I’ll look for you.

]]> a4ff6717d7658476d7d1304e7130ed3d Bill Fordyce started the topic Set-up Weekend in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/set-up-weekend/ Tue, 10 Mar 2015 16:29:12 -0500 We try and start at 10:00 Saturday morning.   So gather at the Tree before and we will get organized (if that is possible)…

Things to bring:

Work Gloves, sharp pocket knife, and wire cutters.

Day pack with clothes for rain/snow/sun, we had all three before and possibly all on the same day.   Also water and a snack.

There is free camping at t…Read more

]]> 46dbba434c6cbbe7b8d08116187c56a6 Bill Fordyce replied to the topic Race Volunteering in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/race-volunteering/#post-1082 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 15:57:23 -0500 Great Mark, I got you down.   PM me your e-address.

Thanks,

Bill

PS> Deacon’s gone, is Andy gonna help?

]]> 7bad22cde01b0db3ef45bc5627c7f781 Bill Fordyce replied to the topic Villain needed in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/villian-needed/#post-1079 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 14:29:15 -0500 Sheldon, that sounds GREAT!!!
When are you going to show up this week er, weekend?

]]> dbc6ff4f090c995088ef95c2458a0826 Bill Fordyce started the topic Villain needed in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/villian-needed/ Tue, 10 Mar 2015 02:41:58 -0500 I have my friend Eldon coming from Great Falls and I’m hoping he can borrow a large Jackson Villain from someone (or something similar). He needs it to paddle this (Set-up) weekend.  Hopefully someone can help.

Thanks,

Bill

]]> 8d847697e1690c71455804096259284f Bill Fordyce started the topic Villain needed in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/villian-needed/ Tue, 10 Mar 2015 02:41:58 -0500 I have my friend Eldon coming from Great Falls and I’m hoping he can borrow a large Jackson Villian from someone (or something similar). He needs it to paddle this (Set-up) weekend.  Hopefully someone can help.

Thanks,

Bill

]]> 249457459d50c443e78609f0daaa344d Bill Fordyce replied to the topic Stern flotation advice in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/stern-flotation-advice/#post-1011 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 10:48:30 -0600 I have the Futa. Tough material, 12 years old, and it still does the job—clothes/food/first aid stay dry 100%.  You prolly won’t go wrong with either one, but my money’s on the Futa.

]]> 5b5e4466de27cad0ec75c1d45b127273 Bill Fordyce replied to the topic Forget Pacquiao v. Mayweather... in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/forget-pacquiao-v-mayweather/#post-954 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 01:53:21 -0600 Now where’s the ‘like’ button?

]]> b58162dc1d0a13bf392ac77731adba40 Bill Fordyce replied to the topic A question for the experienced boaters in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/a-question-for-the-experienced-boaters/#post-821 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 15:41:56 -0600 I agree with Gary except—I think the upper would be good from 3′-5′ on the Roselle gauge. Closer to 5′ on the upper and the rapids become easier, more straight forward. Also, like Gary implies—dress for a swim.
Jeez, I’m becopming like Kuthe and Freddie—Giving advice from farfaraway…
:coffee:

]]> 7202b996e89a96aadf4d2199391f09b5 Bill Fordyce changed their profile picture https://missouriwhitewater.org/activity/p/297/ Sat, 07 Feb 2015 19:19:56 -0600 0 6af6984c3f43e7d70ffaef5fa5f8f909 Bill Fordyce changed their profile picture https://missouriwhitewater.org/activity/p/296/ Sat, 07 Feb 2015 19:16:06 -0600 0 c0b7efd04b9b55acd5d16ee6c11dd6ba Bill Fordyce started the topic Race Volunteering in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/race-volunteering/ Tue, 03 Feb 2015 12:25:44 -0600 The 48th Annual Missouri Whitewater Championships are March 21/22. We need Volunteers to help with various positions. Start, Finish, and Scoring—Simple, fun, and the learning curve is 5/10 minutes. Your shift would be 3 hours–either morning or afternoon. Volunteering is a great way to get introduced to the sport and to the folks that boat. This…Read more

]]> 1ab0c31e8f233e74194462ebbe2a6206 Bill Fordyce started the topic Race Volunteering in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/race-volunteering/ Tue, 03 Feb 2015 12:25:44 -0600 The 48th Annual Missouri Whitewater Championships are March 21/22. We need Volunteers to help with various positions. Start, Finish, and Scoring—Simple, fun, and the learning curve is 5/10 minutes. Your shift would be 3 hours–either morning or afternoon. Volunteering is a great way to get introduced to the sport and to the folks that…Read more

]]> 0d4116600aefe82921429ebed5d4bba1 Bill Fordyce became a registered member https://missouriwhitewater.org/activity/p/43/ Sat, 05 Jul 2014 20:11:04 -0500 0