Haven’t had many appointments to keep over the past month, so when I told Layne I’d meet him at 630 I was super anxious about being there on time. It was 54 miles, and I paddled the first 42 in 5 hours….daaayumn thas fast. I…
Hasnt been since May that I’ve had my feet on Louisiana soil…it’s good to be back again. Nothing too special happened today. Like steve martin in The Jerk, I couldnt find a rythym. Managed to put up 46 miles tho. I did see my second…
Woke up 500 miles from Nola this morning at mile marker 597ish. I finally learned to stop counting mileage altogether while I paddle. Keeps me from paddling across a mile wide river just to look at a damn number. I found that I move at…
In an effort to give thanks to all the people who helped me in a big way I want to tell you about a few organizations that are involved with this sort of trip. The first is The Mountain Folk Adventure Series. The Mountain Folk…
Well lookie-there, I’ve been living on the river for a month already. Time certainly is a movin’…but not as fast as I am, haha. Paddled 55 miles. Just needed to get to Rosedale for the water refill and data connection. Heavy crosswinds from the NW…
Heavy winds from the south and over hundred degree heat index made for an Ohio River sort of day. I’m 20 miles downriver from Helena. Its cool though. I got off early and have spent the day getting my mind right. I’ve become so soft…
I’m writing early bc I wont have service until rosedale which could be tomorrow night or early the next day, idk. I stopped here in Helena to meet the famed adventureist, John Ruskey. A friend of mine, Mike Waterford paddled the Mississippi last year and…
I paddled and then I stopped. Tomorrow Im meeting with some Lower Miss experts in Helena. Until then here is a video from tonight.
Woke up before the breakfast bar was setup. I’ve been getting up at 430 local time, 530 eastern–still dont want to change my watch. Had all my errands ran by 1030. Laundry, grocery, pharmacy, hardware store. Had to run to the Home Depot because I…
Woke up 55 miles from Memphis. Wanted to hit it early bc I knew a storm was blowing in this afternoon and that could push me out until tomorrow if I were to get caught in it. So I paddled hard, not looking at mile…
Short bc of battery. 50 miles. Hoping to make it to Mud Island tomorrow and spend all day Thurs checking out Memphis. Its hot finally. Mosquitoes are out. I’m not complaining. Life is good.
I paddled 68 miles today between 645am and about 630pm. I also lost about an hour backtracking when I tried to take a shortcut outside the main channel. So that makes for 3-5 miles more not on the stat sheet. Just woke up wanting to…
I went about 45 miles today, no more than 50. Id told myself I just wanted to get to Hickman (20-25ish miles), and was there by noon. So making good time I just leisurely paddled for about 4-5 more hours. It worked out. Weather was…
Before I tell you about day 21, let me first write about the strangest thing that happened on day 20. About 7pm Im sober, reading, and suddenly all the fish on the surface of the water. All the fish. They get spooked and they jump…
I can see Cairo! Which is significant bc its the city that sits on the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi. Woke up across from paducah and calculated I had to paddle 47 miles in 48 hours to meet my friend Rachael in Cairo on…
Woke up around 730 on a big ole sandbar that was exactly 13.5 miles from Paducah. So I had a nice litte paddle into town and made it in probably around 11 or 12…idk I didn’t check the time because of what happened as I…
Apologies for the slow updates the past few days. I was traveling through BFE (which was beautiful) and did not have a data signal and low battery. Yesterday was beautiful. 75 degrees and sunny. I woke up, paddled ten minutes and was in Elizabethtown, IL….
Tstorms and going into Old Shawneetown kept me off the water until about noon. Shawneetown is nearly a ghost town. There are two city employees: the chief of police and a guy that is charge of cleaning the park/upkeep of the historic bank below. I…
Posts will be short until I get to Paducah, about 75 miles away. Battery pack needs a higher amp charger I think. Anyway, wind was pretty nasty so I only got in 15-20. Saw some jumping fish. Holed up for thunderstorms passing through. Looks like…
Well, its already been two weeks and without question a lot of fun. I feel like the luckiest dude I know, cruising down this big water. Day 14 was another good one. I awoke at 530, but was feeling pretty rugged so ended up letting…