: Greetings!

: Leslie and I have a couple of neophyte kayaking questions, and do not know
: where to turn to for answers. We know we can get 'em here, and so this is
: where we shall start.

: First, how might one determine distance paddled? We are always curious as to
: how many miles we have traversed, especially after swamp or river trips
: where twists and turns render the GPS of little use.

There are two ways to read this question. One is that you GPS doesnot have a track log, or at least one that you trust.
The other is that when in the swamp; your GPS doesnot get sufficient reception. My garmin is like this, great tracklog, but will loose satelites on a well treed trail.

Ohter than experience, and comparing effort wiht known distances. etc.
I suppose that you could rig a shooters windgauge into a waterspeed gauge