Kayaking on the Meramec below the Castlewood bluffs. Saturday, June 14.

Muddy turtles sunning on the Meramec River at Castlewood June 14, 2014

Train bridge over the Meramec at Sherman Beach. There is a parking lot with easy aces to the river at Sherman Beach and it's an easy short float from here to Castlewood, about an hour and a half.