The journey is not over until the mission bears fruit:
Empowerment ~ Education ~ Environment
I reached the Gulf of Mexico on December 5, 2013.
Thanks to everyone for their heartfelt support. This was OUR expedition, and for that I am grateful.
I will be updating the expedition periodically from where I left off at Fort Peck Lake. My goal is for viewers to access the expedition at their convenience. However, there will be much of the journey I am saving for my book.
Here is a synopsis:
I completed the challenging yet successful ski into
Brower's Spring with Norm Miller on April 24-25.
I completed three days of incredible
bike riding 100 miles from Hell Roaring Canyon
To Clark Canyon Dam.
I paddled down the Beaverhead River from Clark Canyon Dam to Twin Bridges, where the river worked me hard and I suffered two holes in my boat and a sprained wrist by the second day.
From Twin Bridges, the Beaverhead River turns into the Jefferson River, which is deeper and wider, and one of the more beautiful stretches of this journey. This leg of the journey is neatly tucked under my belt.
I arrived in Three Forks, the headwaters of the Missouri River, on Saturday, May 11, approximately 300 miles downstream from the ultimate source, Brower's Spring.
I spent the next four months paddling down the Missouri River, stopping at my home base, Cooper's Landing, on September 16.
My birthday on September 28 marked my arrival in St. Charles, and I paddled through the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers the next day, September 29.
Proceeding down the Mississippi River, I arrived in Memphis, TN, on October 17. Here, I took an extended break of two weeks because of a speaking engagement I flew out to in Bend, OR, at the Conservation Lands Foundation 'Friends Rendezvous.'
November 1 found me on my way again down the Mississippi River until December 5 when I reached the Gulf of Mexico.
Oh, what a trip it has been! A glorious trip to say the least.
Do what you love and love what you do.
Every day is a new adventure! Live fast ~ Paddle slow
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I with you throughout this awesome journey. 🙂 Onward!
Best of luck and safe passage, Janet!
Thanks a million, Dave. Best wishes to you. -Janet
Damn! This is great stuff.
Love ya
Papaw Richard
Sitting here with Jim and Bonnie and they told me about your expedition. Awesome!!! I plan to do more of that in the near future, too.
I love to hear that! Stray away from the ordinary. Good for the soul!