Oct 6, 2019 | Mississippi River Trip |
Caruthersville, Missouri September 27, 2019 Dear Family & Friends: After capsizing, I invoked the emergency plan I devised long ago from my high altitude mountaineering experiences: stay calm, carefully evaluate options, pray and trust in the Lord. Here was my...
Oct 5, 2019 | Mississippi River Trip |
Caruthersville, Missouri September 27, 2019 Dear Family & Friends: September 26 started off with such promise and optimism. Then, it turned bad. Then, it quickly turned worse. I left New Madrid at noon, bound for Caruthersville, Missouri. Everything was calm and...
Sep 27, 2019 | Mississippi River Trip |
New Madrid, Missouri September 26, 2019 Dear Family & Friends: September 25 was a tough day on the River. The strong headwinds erased the benefit of the weak current. Two hours out of Hickman, the rain started. No problem, I can paddle in the rain. Then, a...
Sep 25, 2019 | Mississippi River Trip |
Hickman, Kentucky September 25, 2019 Dear Family & Friends: Every day brings a new adventure and a reaffirmation of the essential goodness of humanity. Phil drove me to Fort Defiance Park where I was able to see the confluence of the Ohio River and the Mississippi...
Sep 25, 2019 | Mississippi River Trip |
Bell City, Missouri September 24, 2019 Dear Family & Friends: I launched from Cape Girardeau at 10am into a swift current with the wind at my back. It was my best River day of the trip. Eight and one-half hours later, I arrived in Cairo, Illinois. This was a...
