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 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...
