Jul 9, 2023 | Missouri River |
Sakakawea Sunset Lodge Riverdale, North Dakota July 8, 2023 Dear Family & Friends: July 7. Annie, Bill & I pushed off from Dakota Waters Resort at 6:10 AM. After battling headwinds and 2 to 3 foot swells for 6 hours, I called it quits at noon and set up camp...
Jul 7, 2023 | Missouri River |
Dakota Waters Resort Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota July 6, 2023 Dear Family & Friends: Since my last report, the Lake has not been kind to us. After leaving Tobacco Gardens Resort on July 1, we had a short and uneventful day, except for the later afternoon storm...
Jun 29, 2023 | Missouri River |
Tobacco Gardens Resort Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota June 29, 2023 Dear Family & Friends: Note: for frequent photos and videos of my journey, check out my eightsummits Facebook page. Rod & Diane Gorder were great hosts in Ft Peck. They drove me to all the...
Jun 29, 2023 | Missouri River |
Tobacco Gardens Resort Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota June 30, 2023 Dear Family & Friends: After a strenuous day of paddling, we arrived at Tobacco Gardens Resort at 2pm on June 28. Peggy Hellandsaas greeted us at the dock. Peggy owns and manages the Resort. We...
Jun 19, 2023 | Missouri River |
Ft. Peck Marina June 19, 2023 Dear Family & Friends: This message is long because I have not had cell or Internet service for over one week. I hope future messages can be shorter. I departed Kipp on June 10 with four muffins given to me by Mary. The day was...
Jun 15, 2023 | Missouri River |
June 15, 2023 This is Bill’s daughter Lisa updating for our dad, who currently does not have good cell service. We learned yesterday that the good samaratan, Jim Kurz, who loaned our dad his car for 2 days, has sadly drowned shortly after their meeting. After...
