Sep 6, 2019 | Mississippi River Trip |
Keithsburg, Illinois September 4, 2019 Dear Family & Friends: September 3 was a short, 18 mile, paddling day because of rudder repairs that I needed to make at Andalusia and a 2-1/2 hour wait at Lock No. 16 while two push boats locked down ahead of me. The journey...
Sep 4, 2019 | Mississippi River Trip |
Andalusia, Illinois September 3, 2019 Dear Family & Friends: If you live in America, I hope you had a great Labor Day. After paddling through Lock & Dam No.’s 14 & 15 and traveling 25 miles, I arrived in Andalusia, Illinois. Don Brock greeted me at the...
Sep 1, 2019 | Mississippi River Trip |
Le Claire, Iowa September 1, 2019 Dear Family & Friends: August 30-Bellevue to Clinton I overslept and was not back on the River until 11am. I locked through Lock No. 12 and hoped to reach Clinton, Iowa by the end of the day. The conditions for paddling were...
Aug 31, 2019 | Mississippi River Trip |
Bellevue, Iowa August 29, 2019 Dear Family & Friends: Today was a special day because my dear friends, Steve and Barbara Harris, visited me in Bellevue. I enjoyed a quick trip from Dubuque to Bellevue and arrived at Lock & Dam No. 12 at 2:50pm. In Dubuque, I...
Aug 29, 2019 | Mississippi River Trip |
Dubuque, Iowa August 28, 2019 Dear Family & Friends: I feel like I went from the best paddling day of the trip to the worst paddling day of the trip. The journey from Sandy Bottoms-Up Campground to Dubuque was a nightmare. Even with the wind at my back, the waves...
