MAD RIVER Kayak Camping with Home Grown Veggies Over the Fire on Ohio's BEST RIVER

The Mad River is one of Ohio's best kayaking rivers and I'm fortunate to have it just minutes away from my home. On this trip I did a self shuttle by hiding my kayak at the put in location then driving my truck to the take out location, then jogging back to my kayak and then paddling back down river to my truck.

I put in at SR 55 on the South side of Urbana and took out at Tremont City Rd. I brought some veggies with me from the farm and cooked dinner over the fire on a sand bar. A huge thunderstorm roared through late in the evening causing water levels to rise nearly a foot and threatened to flood my campsite.

0:00-1:00 intro
1:00-2:51 hiding kayak at put in and driving to take out
2:51-5:50 jogging back to kayak
5:50-11:39 kayaking the Mad
11:39-15:24 setting up camp
15:24-21:57 starting fire and cooking and eating dinner
21:57-22:14 massive thunderstorms
22:14-25:47 inspecting the flooding, morning coffee and breaking down camp
25:47- 29:11 back on the water to the finish
29:11-30:59 loading kayak and gear, the end