Kayaking the Mississippi River

June 9th at 7:24pm I pulled my boat up the muddy shore of the Mississippi river for the last time on my 5 week adventure. I had been in the rain for about 3 straight hours, had a cell phone with 3%...

It is 3:55 am, and I’m tossing and turning in my tent on Monkey Island, listening to the rhythm of small waves brushing the shoreline. The moon is bright, the breeze is soft, and the air is that...

In this section of the river, The head winds in the morning are pretty harsh. The winds off the gulf can be relentless. It took me almost 30 minutes to paddle 2 miles while I argued to myself about...

The daily paddling is becoming more and more about putting on mileage and less about enjoying what the river has to offer in the way of towns and shorelines. The river is now so wide and they’re so...

Left Memphis at 7am.  Boat traffic was slow today.  I had no reason to stop, never really saw anything all day so I just kept putting in miles.  When my phone said 85 miles, it was blazing hot with...

The day started out super pleasant as I left camp with the Paddlers I met the day before.  I headed out on a quicker pace and let them know that I would send coordinates to decent camping spots...

At this point along the Mississippi trip, the river is so large that the main goal is just to stay in the main river channel which has the swiftest water to help with additional mileage daily....

The waters came up today to the fastest paddle speeds of  the entire river, which was fantastic allowing for a solid 85 mile day. Even though it was a holiday(Monday), that really didn’t hurt my...

Since the beginning of the trip, I have visualized St. Louis as a great day of paddling with people, enjoying the art, people along the Riverwalk, waving and smiling, and taking a half day off to...

Memorial Day weekend in the USA  is usually filled with family get togethers, food, some form of adventure & the celebration of those who gave everything for the benefit of the USA. This year...