Halfway! As we sit beneath that big ol’ arch in St. Louis, Missouri, we’ve paddled 1,150 miles from the headwaters and have 1,150 miles left to arrive at the Gulf. The halfway point of the Mississippi River also happens to be the final dam of the river. After 13 dadgum portages and locking through 26 … Continue reading Warship Whirlpools / Wedding Crashing / Man Purses: Mississippi Blog #3

I realize that the first Mississippi River blog installment is a bit of a stream-of-consciousness mess… rambling about one particularly insane week. While I hope that it is entertaining (at our expense for the most part), it more than likely leaves a lot of questions on the table. Inquires such as “… so what are … Continue reading Last Call Campsites / Bar Bird Baths / RV Serial Killer: Mississippi Blog #2