Another Day 1When the weather finally broke and sunshine raised the temperature to a balmy 50 degrees, it was time to get moving again. By now, we had...
Mobile (And Holding Still)Making it to Mobile felt like successfully climbing Mt. Everest, and now that we had arrived it was time to tackle the huge list of...
Making it to MobileI rolled over again, my eyes wide staring at the darkness. Emily and I had returned from eating the most magical hamburgers in the world...
More Rivers (part 2)Before we left for this trip, many people we talked to assumed we would be insanely bored on “all those rivers with nothing to do.” Well,...
More Rivers (part 1)Refreshed and relaxed and ready to move on, we left Green Turtle on a misty morning and headed for Kentucky Lake. The next section...
A Land Adventure: Green Turtle BayGreen Turtle Bay! We approached Green Turtle Bay with our spirits high; the warm sun that afternoon made it bearable to be outside, and...
Winter is Here: The Ohio RiverThe next leg of our Loop trip felt like we were in Game of Thrones, north of the wall, except instead of fighting White Walkers we were...
The Bottom of the Upper MississippiAfter our predawn ordeal, we could relax as we headed for the Kaskaskia lock wall. With the help of the current and starting at 5:30 am,...
Another Nighttime AdventureDon’t travel at night. Don’t be on the rivers in the dark. Never travel the Mississippi at night. The Mississippi is dangerous! Ok. Words...
GratitudeI have to take a moment from the stories to express my gratitude to those who got Emily and me where we are today. A few weeks ago, we...
