A River Adventure

I was bored out of my mind the whole rest day, but jazzed to be back on the river yesterday. Zoomed through 34 miles. Hank is poking...

7/22 Every bend seems more amazing than the last. The colors are so unique, but it is mostly rocky formations and sandy shale prairie. I...

7/19 I'm up at 6 or 7 am, on the water 45 min to an hour later most mornings. Leaving Loma, was excited to get to test the sail for the...

Just a quick post to let everyone know I'm okay and made it across Fort Peck lake, though not uneventfully. I'm going to work to add the...

Passing through Loma, MT now. This may be my last post for a while. The upper Missouri river Breaks are supposed to be epic, but not much...

**Posted on 7/18 from 7/17** Got a late start on the river today . Took a couple hours to reconfigure the Canoe for one person. I also...

**Posted on 7/18 from 7/16** Today was the last day with my parents. It was with mixed feelings that we parted ways for the next three...

Made it to Cascade last night. Yesterday was the fastest water we've seen. Mom got lucky😊 Covered more than 30 miles and got a great...

Holter lake was brutal. Upper Holter is the south most part. We reached that halfway through Wednesday and it took most of the day going...

I'm late on this post, but I feel so blessed by the great group that made my launch weekend so great. Got food, hiking and a little...

We were stoked to make it up to Townsend, MT and find a great campsite just past the highway last night. Got on the river by 8 this...

And we're off! Great 11 miles the first day. Found the wind...not fun. Saw 2 river otters, a golden eagle, a beaver, 2 trout beach,...

Here we go! I left Cedar Ridge Ranch today after six busy, but wonderful weeks planning and prepping for this adventure. Loved spending...

At this point, I know there are things that won't be perfect. With a day and a half left, I'm having to prioritize and finalize the...

This is the last week to prepare and pack. It's crazy that it's here. The time has gone so fast, I haven't really had time to think about...

Whew! Got more than I bargained for yesterday. Loaded up the canoe to probably 75% of my true gear weight and headed out for a real live...

While I'm encouraged by the buoyancy of the barrels and the canoe in general, this second practice run was less emotionally uplifting...

My mom thinks the canoe is going to look like the Beverly Hillbillies car on the way out to Cali. Maybe. I always seem to come back to...

A day behind, but got Hank and the initially modified canoe out onto Bull Shoals the other day. Trying to keep my goals realistic, I...