Nick Ybarra & his father-in-law Marty Mulder canoed 110 miles on the Little Missouri River that runs through the ND Badlands in one day. They left from the I-94 bridge in Medora, ND at 7am Central time and finished at the Highway 85 Long X Bridge south of Watford City, ND at 1:30am that night. The trip took them 18.5 hours and is the fasted recorded time to canoe that particular distance on the Little Missouri. Kody Devlin & Zack Mulder joined them for 95 miles but called it quits when the sun went down. Nick & Marty did the trip for many reasons. The biggest one was to enjoy the life that God has given us on this beautiful earth He created for us. They also did it to raise money for Speed The Light. STL is an organization that buys vehicles for missionaries & for the group Convoy of Hope which responds to the immediate needs of natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina and the Haiti earthquake. It has been a goal of Nick & Marty to canoe this stretch of river in one day for quite a while. This is a hard trip to plan because many many uncontrollable factors must fall into order for it to be successful. We had almost perfect conditions to make this trip happen. We had good water levels, it is recommended to not paddle this river if it is below 2.5 ft... we went when the water was at 7.5 ft deep. The ice was finally off the river but still on the banks. We had a 60 degree day and although no wind at all would be ideal we at least had a south wind of 10 to 15 mph. Possibly ...
Extreme 110 Mile Canoe Trip in a Day!
Extreme 110 Mile Canoe Trip in a Day! Video Clips. Duration : 4.82 Mins.
Nick Ybarra & his father-in-law Marty Mulder canoed 110 miles on the Little Missouri River that runs through the ND Badlands in one day. They left from the I-94 bridge in Medora, ND at 7am Central time and finished at the Highway 85 Long X Bridge south of Watford City, ND at 1:30am that night. The trip took them 18.5 hours and is the fasted recorded time to canoe that particular distance on the Little Missouri. Kody Devlin & Zack Mulder joined them for 95 miles but called it quits when the sun went down. Nick & Marty did the trip for many reasons. The biggest one was to enjoy the life that God has given us on this beautiful earth He created for us. They also did it to raise money for Speed The Light. STL is an organization that buys vehicles for missionaries & for the group Convoy of Hope which responds to the immediate needs of natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina and the Haiti earthquake. It has been a goal of Nick & Marty to canoe this stretch of river in one day for quite a while. This is a hard trip to plan because many many uncontrollable factors must fall into order for it to be successful. We had almost perfect conditions to make this trip happen. We had good water levels, it is recommended to not paddle this river if it is below 2.5 ft... we went when the water was at 7.5 ft deep. The ice was finally off the river but still on the banks. We had a 60 degree day and although no wind at all would be ideal we at least had a south wind of 10 to 15 mph. Possibly ...
Nick Ybarra & his father-in-law Marty Mulder canoed 110 miles on the Little Missouri River that runs through the ND Badlands in one day. They left from the I-94 bridge in Medora, ND at 7am Central time and finished at the Highway 85 Long X Bridge south of Watford City, ND at 1:30am that night. The trip took them 18.5 hours and is the fasted recorded time to canoe that particular distance on the Little Missouri. Kody Devlin & Zack Mulder joined them for 95 miles but called it quits when the sun went down. Nick & Marty did the trip for many reasons. The biggest one was to enjoy the life that God has given us on this beautiful earth He created for us. They also did it to raise money for Speed The Light. STL is an organization that buys vehicles for missionaries & for the group Convoy of Hope which responds to the immediate needs of natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina and the Haiti earthquake. It has been a goal of Nick & Marty to canoe this stretch of river in one day for quite a while. This is a hard trip to plan because many many uncontrollable factors must fall into order for it to be successful. We had almost perfect conditions to make this trip happen. We had good water levels, it is recommended to not paddle this river if it is below 2.5 ft... we went when the water was at 7.5 ft deep. The ice was finally off the river but still on the banks. We had a 60 degree day and although no wind at all would be ideal we at least had a south wind of 10 to 15 mph. Possibly ...
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