Oct 1, 2020 | Mississippi River Trip |
Costa Mesa, Ca. October 1, 2020 Dear Family & Friends: Covid-19 has changed everything. I have cancelled my plan to walk the Camino de Santiago next month. The United States and Spain have been hit hard by the virus, and Spain is not allowing flights into the...
Dec 27, 2019 | Mississippi River Trip |
Costa Mesa, California December 27, 2019 Dear Family & Friends: Attached is a video documenting my trip down the Big Muddy, starting on July 26, 2019 at Lake Itasca, Minnesota and ending on November 17, 2019 in the Gulf of Mexico. The video is 58 minutes long. Try...
Nov 30, 2019 | Mississippi River Trip |
Costa Mesa, CaliforniaNovember 30, 2019Dear Family & Friends:The Mississippi River trip was the adventure of a lifetime. The journey lasted 115 days, starting on July 26, 2019 at the source of the River at Lake Itasca, Minnesota and ending on November 17, 2019 at...
Nov 18, 2019 | Mississippi River Trip |
Venice, Louisiana November 18, 2019 Dear Family & Friends: At 4:30 pm on November 17, I reached the Head of Passes, the official terminus of the Mississippi River. My journey is over. Larry Hooper was there to greet me and take my canoe and me back to Venice, the...
Nov 17, 2019 | Mississippi River Trip |
Homeplace, Louisiana November 17, 2019 Dear Family & Friends: Yesterday was a great day on the River. But, it didn’t start out well. I woke up in freezing temperatures. Frost covered everything, including my tent and gear. I did not want to get out of my warm...
Nov 16, 2019 | Mississippi River Trip |
Somewhere 25 Miles South of the Big Easy November 15, 2019 Dear Family & Friends: All of the reports about the journey down the Big Muddy south of New Orleans being the hardest and most dangerous are apparently true. Brandon showed up with my canoe at 10:30 am in...
