Kayaking The Ohio River Locks.....

We spoke to some folks on Sunday from the Green Kayak Market & Eatery and found out that we missed out on a trip through the 1200' lock at the Meldahl dam on the Ohio River. What were we thinking?????

We were directed to the Green Kayak Facebook page (www.facebook.com/greenkayakmarket)  where we saw some cool pics and a little bit of commentary. The pics look amazing and it's so cool that TJ, the Green Kayak dog, took the trip. Here is one of the pics pilfered (with permission) from the Green Kayak Facebook page

He is one cool dog.......

We were told that the folks at the Green Kayak will be setting up several more "Adventure Trips" through the Locks the remainder of this year. We fully intend to go. I hope they advertise more in the future to let everyone know what is happening.

There are so many cool folks that have gravitated to the Green Kayak. We were told (and met one) of the two Steves; one who made his own kayak and the other who has the longest kayak known to man and hits the Ohio on a regular basis. There are all the great musicians we have listened to on the Old Lodge Stage like Jim, Ryan, Drew, Tracy, Tana, Roy, The Dishes, Noah, Jonathan and more......Even a bunch of lawyers showed up once to play (we here one of the owners may be a lawyer???? ) Not sure this is true, but pretty crazy if it is.....

Back to the trip through the Ohio River lock. We have not been through the Dam locks, but going with some of these folks sounds fun. Despite not going, we did do a little research and learned the drop in water level is a good 30 feet and they're even installing a turbine at the dam to generate electricity....If you have even a small interest in how things work, personally witnessing a working lock will be so amazing. These locks provide so much economic benefit to our region, making the Ohio River one of the "super highways" of our Country....

See you soon!!! Remember to "Get Outside and Play."