A River Adventure

It has been an uneventful few days since launching from Cape Girardeau. I love uneventful! It got really cold, 25 degrees, a couple...

And happy Black Friday. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. This was a new way to spend it for me...on the river, but still...

Today is my Dad's birthday, and I wish I could be with him to celebrate. But wrapping up the day with a little Louisiana Man by Charley...

Apologies in advance for the long post, but it's been an eventful few days. Yesterday was better. Light wind, sun shining, made it to...

Holy cow! Yesterday was one of the most intense, nerve-wracking things I've done. Very cool to paddle by the Gateway Arch. Such a...

Quick housekeeping item, we realized the first fundraiser closed, so here is a new updated link for the Reel Warriors' fundraiser page:...

Trying to make the most of this few days break. Brought the canoe back to my parents shop and cleaned up three months of sand, mud, and...

After 2,300 miles, I paddled my last strokes in the Missouri river today as we paddled through the confluence into the Mississippi river....

Yesterday started out as a dreary, but dry day. It turned into a really nice fall day. Aside from a day without rain, I got another very...

So cool to float into my home state capitol the other day! Thank you to Jim for meeting us and getting some great shots! Luckily, we...

**Catch up post from 10/23-10-26** Beautiful week paddling through the first half of Missouri. Leaves are starting to change! So enjoyed...

Over 100 days in, I've covered more than 2,000 miles. It's hard to believe, and I think it will take time to fully digest every...

What a special treat yesterday. I'm still digesting all that I was privileged to see and learn, and the wonderful people I got to meet in...

Burr! Yesteray was the coldest morning yet at 39ﾟ. Took 3 hours for the sun to come out and the feeling to come back into my fingers and...

Matt, this one's for you. Population of spiders tripled, snapping turtles, inch worms, daddy long legs, poison ivy, undergrowth you can't...

Think I might be in Hawkeye and Husker country. Took a couple days to get from Sioux City to with striking distance of Omaha. Woke up at...

Not sure if this will show well, but the locals say the feverishly starling activity indicates fall is here. I'd have to agree. It was 41...

Should make KC in the next 8-12 days! I have reached the lower channelized Missouri river. Was glad not to be on a lake today with the...

That's it! No more reservoirs. This little lake fought back hard. Took more than 3 days to cover just 20 miles with wind and rain. It's...

**Catch up post from 9/27-9/28** Followed the Nebraska/SD border uneventfully with great current for a little over 30 miles before it...