Aug 27, 2019 | Mississippi River Trip |
Marquette, Iowa August 27, 2019 Dear Family & Friends: What I love most about this trip is that every day presents a new challenge. Here is yesterday’s challenge. My last report ended with my stealth camp at Heytmen’s Landing, Iowa. The weather report called for...
Aug 26, 2019 | Mississippi River Trip |
Haytmen Landing, Iowa August 25, 2019 Dear Family & Friends: On August 24 , I was back on the River at 2pm, paddling into stiff headwinds. The wind and heavy weekend River traffic put me in some very turbulent waters, with four foot swells, whitecaps and tricky...
Aug 24, 2019 | Mississippi River Trip |
La Crosse, Wisconsin August 24, 2019 Dear Family & Friends: I power all my personal devices (i-Phone, Go Pro, camera) with solar power. I have a Goal Zero solar panel, which I strap to the front of my canoe, and a Goal Zero Sherpa power pack, which charges from...
Aug 23, 2019 | Uncategorized |
Dakota, Minnesota August 22, 2019 Dear Friends & Family: Not much to report, so I’ll keep this short. On August 21, I paddled 30 miles from Wabasha to Fountain City, Wisconsin. I passed through two locks with no wait. The River was calm, which made the paddling a...
Aug 22, 2019 | Mississippi River Trip |
Wabasha, Minnesota August 20, 2019 Dear Family & Friends: Four vehicles arrive at a four-way stop sign simultaneously. Each one wants to yield to the other. This is known as the “Minnesota Standoff.” I decided to get a late start out of Wabasha so I could purchase...
Aug 20, 2019 | Mississippi River Trip |
Wabasha, Minnesota August 20, 2019 Dear Family & Friends: “I don’t think I’m in Kansas anymore.” On August 17, Theo picked me up at MMC at 9am, and I was on the water just below the the St. Anthony Dam at 10am. No more portaging around dams for the rest of the...
Aug 17, 2019 | Mississippi River Trip |
Minneapolis, Minnesota August 16, 2019 Dear Family & Friends: Following my midnight encounter with the kind Anoka police officer, I woke up to a bright new day at 6am on August 15. The day immediately turned sour. While disassembling my tent, I broke a tent pole....
Aug 16, 2019 | Mississippi River Trip |
Two Rivers State Park Anoka, Minnesota August 14, 2019 Dear Family & Friends: This report is long because I have been offline for awhile. I’ll try to keep my reports shorter in the future. I will start with an observation about through-paddling the Mississippi...
Aug 13, 2019 | Mississippi River Trip |
Little Falls, Minnesota August 9-11, 2019 Dear Family & Friends: On August 9, we traveled 30 miles from our campsite behind The Bridge Tavern to Brainerd, Minnesota. We spent the night at a Quality Inn motel in Brainerd. Jon & Jeff resumed their journey down...
Aug 7, 2019 | Mississippi River Trip |
Palisades, Minnesota August 6, 2019 Dear Family & Friends: This is just too much fun! This is our 11th day on the Big Muddy. So far, we have travelled 262 miles. Our longest day, in terms of mileage, was yesterday. We logged 36 miles. Today we are camped at a...
