https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2023/06/14/podcast-why-not/2023-06-15T14:06:08+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2016/05/17/trim-and-light-can-i-do-it/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1b9db-moreland1-december-chill.jpgMoreland1.December ChillDecember Chillhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bba86-earthdayfestival.jpegEarthDayFestivalFor the love of paddling, kids flocked to my boat as well as Big Muddy Adventure's June Bug canoe next door. The neighborhood was busy.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/932e5-earthdayfestival-rene.jpegEarthDayFestival-ReneRene Freels, left, assisting with the 1Woman3GreatRivers Project, particularly the Yukon River leg.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/157d0-img_2288.jpgIMG_2288This kid's a natural!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/7a48b-img_2302.jpgIMG_2302No child was left behind when it came to park paddling at the STL Earth Day Festival. Not one child passed up the opportunity to take a virtual paddle.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/9f303-img_2289.jpgIMG_2289https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/63112-img_2451.jpgIMG_2451I am feeling really good about paddling in the rain. I can still make the much needed miles I will have to paddle daily.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/e1e0b-img_2457.jpgIMG_2457I will be protected from rain and sun over my extra-large open cockpit, but when it rains I can just slip my skirt right over me and velcro it tight.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/e3fa8-img_6742.jpgIMG_6742This storm was a soaker. I paddled about six hours in the rain on my way down to Memphis. I spent an extra night on the river just drying out and recouping. 2020-01-12T18:58:39+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/television-radio-newspaper-magazine-podcast-media-2/2019-05-01T12:00:21+00:00weekly0.6https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/media-coverage/2019-05-01T00:39:51+00:00weekly0.6https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2017/05/27/1woman3greatrivers-mississippi/2019-04-30T22:03:02+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2017/04/23/i-can-hear-the-tic-toc-of-the-river-time-clock/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/95dac-img_4635.jpgIMG_4635Thank you Lisa, and everyone at Eddyline, for your continued support of my loveyourbigmuddy expedition, and now 1woman3greatrivers project. You have always been there to help me out, and for that I am hugely grateful.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/a109c-loveyourbigmuddyexpedition-fb-page.pngLoveYourBigMuddyExpedition-FB Pagehttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/87c19-img_54171.jpgIMG_5417https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ae19a-yukon-map-bigger.jpgyukon-map-biggerhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/85354-img_5417.jpgIMG_5417https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/584f3-img_54081.jpgIMG_5408Small holes leading into small compartments. With only 14 feet of boat instead of 17 feet, I will be downsizing before I even start. Minimalist mentality. https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1b0f5-img_5396.jpgIMG_5396https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cb7e9-img_6541.jpgVersion 3https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/d74f7-img_6641.jpgIMG_66412019-04-30T22:02:48+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2017/05/26/let-the-adventure-begin-i-have-arrived-in-whitehorse-yukon-canada/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/78050-img_6932.jpgimg_6932https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/c697b-img_6863.jpgimg_6863https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/11197-img_6862.jpgimg_6862https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/06d58-img_6864.jpgimg_68642019-04-30T22:02:18+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2017/05/21/details-details-the-who-what-and-where-of-last-minute-preparations/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/22d32-img_6855.jpgIMG_6855Honestly, I am thinking the 20L bags won't fit through my frame ribs. I need to figure this out today.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/75ed1-img_6852.jpgIMG_6852https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/c2480-two-colorroutes.jpgTwo-ColorRouteshttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/55661-img_6848.jpgIMG_6848https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/518b7-img_6847.jpgIMG_6847https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/c44fa-img_6846.jpgIMG_6846https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/3e748-yukon-map.jpgyukon-maphttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/e8ba8-img_6697.jpgIMG_6697Off we GOOOOOO!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/38427-img_6696.jpgIMG_6696https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/b901e-img_6694.jpgIMG_6694Got almost everything done on this dry run. A week later a did a full assembly, including lacing up the combing around the cockpit.2019-04-30T22:02:09+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2019/04/28/going-blog-solo-and-retiring-my-1woman3greatrivers-blogsite-you-can-now-find-me-here-and-only-here-well-and-fb/2019-04-30T11:49:17+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/1woman3greatrivers-project/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/atlinlake-slokoinlet.jpgAtlinLake-SlokoInlethttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/yukon_map.jpgyukon_maphttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rivergator-miss-map_lowrez.jpgRivergator-Miss-Map_LowRezhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/lmwt-11x19-hi-res-12-14-15-med-1.jpgLMWT-11x19-HI-RES-12-14-15https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/3riversbumpersticker.jpg3RIVERSBUMPERSTICKER2019-04-28T20:54:49+00:00weekly0.6https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/about-janet-moreland/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/43dd5-img_5115.jpgimg_5115Mississippi's grand exit into the Gulf of Mexicohttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1cb3b-mississippiriver-humblebeginnings.jpgmississippiriver-humblebeginningsMississippi's humble beginnings in Minnesotahttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/5c066-middlerock.jpgmiddlerockYosemite '80shttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/9f57d-cathedral_edited.jpgCathedral_Editedhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/65cdf-pullingbluemoon.jpgPullingBlueMoonhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/7a6d1-mt-reba-patrol-a.jpgMt.Reba.Patrol-ABear Valley Ski Patrol '80shttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/3d55e-crissyfield_sf-bay.jpgCrissyField_SF-BayWindsurfing San Francisco Bay '90shttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/3a039-nextgenerationtrashgetters-omaha-9-22-2012.jpgnextgenerationtrashgetters-omaha-9-22-2012https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/da595-campingsolo_mokrivercanyon.jpgCampingSolo_MokRiverCanyonSolo hike Mokelumne Wilderness 1984https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/c7f7a-21-coyote.jpg21-Coyote2019-04-28T20:37:47+00:00weekly0.6https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/sponsors-2/loveyourbigmuddy-2013-sponsors/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/4dbc2-spiz-logo.jpgspiz-logohttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/5cceb-bp_photo_1.jpgbp_photo_1Associated Branch Pilots. Thanks, Alan and Bear!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/e3223-220px-pilottown_riverport_pilots_highsmith.jpg220px-Pilottown_Riverport_Pilots_Highsmithhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/d7127-lighthousevillas.jpglighthouseVillashttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/d37b9-img_9149.jpgIMG_9149https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/615c7-img_2445.jpgIMG_2445https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/e9aae-homies-copy1.jpgHomies copy2019-04-28T18:34:57+00:00weekly0.6https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/sponsors-2/1woman3greatrivers-2013-sponsors/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/535b0-screen-shot-2016-03-05-at-10-54-41-am.pngScreen Shot 2016-03-05 at 10.54.41 AMhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/e5628-spizz_new_cmyk.jpgspizz_NEW_cmykhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/4b50c-eddylinepaddles_logo.jpgEddylinePaddles_logohttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ade6c-eddyline_logo.jpgEddyline_Logohttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1c74e-patagonia_logo.jpgpatagonia_logohttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ac4b9-img_2071.jpgIMG_20712019-04-28T18:34:57+00:00weekly0.6https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2017/04/19/the-third-great-river-yukon/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2268e-img_5408.jpgIMG_5408https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/00500-yukonmap.gifyukonmapThe Yukon River-I'll be traveling from the right side to the left, ending up at the Bering Sea...exciting!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/7d154-mag47.jpgMag472017-04-20T10:07:43+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2016/12/24/sharing-my-adventures-on-facebook-on-the-blog-trying-anyway-got-it/2016-12-24T16:43:44+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2016/06/21/a-quick-review-of-the-first-couple-of-weeks-on-the-mighty-mississippi/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/d11ea-image67.jpegimageArriving at Sunset ramp in Rock Island, Monday, June 20. Nearly a month has gone by since starting on May 25, 2016. Wow, how time flies!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/8f050-image14.jpegimageSunrise camped on an island. So lovely to wake up to.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/f6f15-image13.jpegimageThese critters were not so happy with their uninvited guests. However, they did take a liking to Bill (everyone loves Bill) and were somewhat disappointed when he climbed into his tent to go to bed. They left right away.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/991b0-image7.jpegimageMy good friend and paddling partner to the Twin Cities, Bill Nedderman, was a happy man when the DNR camp was situated next to the Grand Rapids library. He loves libraries!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/bdb53-image6.jpegimageThanks to Eddyline Kayaks, I am able to paddle in the rain with minimal adverse impact. And, the barges should be able to spot me a little more easily. The ship captains down New Orleans area said in 2013 that I looked like a pelican on the river. Ha!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/64c58-image5.jpegimageLake Winnibigoshish seemed huge to me (well, not comparing to the Missouri lakes). We skirted the north coast staying in the wind shadow, which took us all afternoon to get across.2016-06-27T23:06:24+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2016/03/28/can-you-spin-plates-and-dance-planning-an-expedition/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_4226.jpgIMG_4226https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2053.jpgIMG_2053Change is Good. [Logo design by Jonathan Lauten]2016-07-22T10:59:26+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2016/03/27/can-you-spin-plates-and-dance/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ef9cf-img_1842.jpgIMG_1842https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/8bdf3-caribou_ourarcticrefuge-org.jpgcaribou_ourarcticrefuge.orgPhoto Credit: Florian Schulz [ourarcticrefuge.org]https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ac401-img_1588.jpgIMG_1588https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/65ff8-img_4226.jpgIMG_4226https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/4700a-img_2053.jpgIMG_2053Change is Goodhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/78970-img_2037.jpgIMG_2037My new expedition cards with John Ruskey's Rivergator Map on the back. Rivergator is an online paddler's guide for the Middle/Lower Mississippi River. Visit at Rivergator.orghttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/0f57a-img_1883.jpgIMG_1883https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ccf5b-img_1797.jpgIMG_1797https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bab41-img_0821.jpgIMG_0821A gift from our Natchez River Familyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/0518e-yukon_map.jpgyukon_mapThe Great Yukon River-20172016-03-28T17:14:07+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/sponsors-2/2016-02-21T21:53:23+00:00weekly0.6https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2016/02/15/love-your-river-for-it-is-truly-great/2016-02-16T02:47:02+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2016/01/23/43/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/a4779-img_7470-copy1.jpgIMG_7470 copyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/68e20-yukonmap.gifyukonmap2016-03-29T04:35:08+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2016/01/01/a-glimpse-in-the-rearview-mirror-2013-but-keep-an-eye-on-the-road-ahead/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_9038.jpgIMG_9038Yes, the pilot of this ship. Pilottown crew were stellar support on this stretch manning the radio communication.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_8737.jpgIMG_8737Sharing the Mississippi River with tankers and freighters, always keeping one eye in front and one eye to the rear. They are quiet vessels.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_2068.jpgIMG_2068https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_9101.jpgIMG_9101Arrival at the Gulf of Mexico on December 5, 2013.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_2643.jpgIMG_2643https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_2672.jpgIMG_2672https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_2642.jpgIMG_2642Dave Shriver, editor, and one of many very cool people who have created this outstanding paddling magazine and helped to create an international paddling family. Three cheers!!!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_5736.jpgIMG_5736https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_0157.jpgIMG_0157https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/19-greathornedowlbabies.jpg19-GreatHornedOwlBabiesGreat Horned Owl Babies in Great Falls, MT2016-01-07T01:14:09+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/sponsors/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/powerfilm-lolar.pngpowerfilm lolar2016-01-01T18:24:03+00:00weekly0.6https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2015/11/25/the-spirit-of-adventure-2016/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/moriv-withscott-meinboat.pngMoRiv-withScott-MeinBoathttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_1577.jpgIMG_1577https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_1797.jpgIMG_1797https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_1796.jpgIMG_1796https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_1799.jpgIMG_1799https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_1800.jpgIMG_1800https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/yukonmap.gifyukonmap2017-08-19T18:23:19+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2014/07/01/post-expedition-update-july1-2014-lower-brule-sioux-reservation-sd/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_3758.jpgIMG_3758I had lots of company at the boat ramp camphttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_3742.jpgIMG_3742https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_3872.jpgIMG_3872Truth be known, this one melted my heart.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_3663.jpgIMG_3663See You On The River!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_3842.jpgIMG_3842David Forbes, me, and Jessica Andrews Giard enjoying dinner together at the Marina in Chamberlain, SD.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_3741.jpgIMG_3741https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_3867.jpgIMG_3867One of the many drum circles competing at the Powwowhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_3861-e1404255192991.jpgIMG_3861I was awestruck at the traditional costumes on display this day.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_3857.jpgIMG_3857My favorite photo of the journey, these American Indian girls smiled so big for the photo. They appear to be near the age I will be teaching this year, which is 6th grade.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_3856.jpgIMG_3856The costume, drums and dance made for some spell-binding events2016-01-01T23:22:21+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2014/06/30/canoe-kayak-magazines-annual-spirit-of-adventure-award-yep-thats-us/2014-07-02T13:38:03+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2014/03/25/flashback-fort-peck-dam-to-fort-union-june-21-26/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/floodvictim.jpgFloodVictimThis photo, along with the sunset pic below, were the most popular expedition posts. Taken on the Beaverhead River, Day 1 on the water.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1965.jpgIMG_1965Fort Peck Lake-Patience is a virtue, difficult to master at times, but necessary. Great hiking areas help.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1952.jpgIMG_1952https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1951.jpgIMG_1951Fort Peck Lake-Hiking the hills was a good way to wait out the wind.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1971.jpgIMG_1971https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_2218.jpgIMG_2218https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_2214.jpgIMG_2214https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_2202.jpgIMG_2202https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_2200.jpgIMG_2200https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_2181.jpgIMG_2181Yellow Bird of the Arikara Tribe. Yellow Bird holds two college degrees and is the father of five.2014-03-27T13:33:45+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2014/02/20/adventure-kayak-magazine-interview-february-20-2014/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/adventurekayakjanet.jpgAdventureKayakJanetPhoto courtesy of Norm Millerhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/adventurekayakcoverphoto.jpgAdventureKayakCoverPhotohttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/adventurekayakcover.jpgAdventureKayakCoverhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/rapidmediastoryphoto-norm.jpgRapidMediaStoryPhoto-NormOn the Jefferson River. Photo courtesy of Norm Miller2014-03-13T20:17:48+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/about-missouri-river-relief/big-muddy-speaker-series/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_6754.pngIMG_67542014-01-11T19:44:09+00:00weekly0.6https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/loveyourbigmuddy-financial-contributors/2014-01-03T16:41:42+00:00weekly0.6https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2013/12/23/the-pursuit-zone-podcast-9232013-the-heart-and-soul-of-loveyourbigmuddy/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_9629.jpgIMG_9629The Missouri River at Cooper's Landing, MO2013-12-24T02:45:20+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2013/12/08/the-goal-the-gulf-of-mexico-check-december-5-2013/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pelicanfriendattheendcrop.jpgPelicanFriendattheEndcropThe perfect good bye and congratulations. I was immersed in joy and supercharged with energy after seeing my pelican friend.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_8924.jpgIMG_8924https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131219-063357.jpg20131219-063357.jpgThe Pilottown crew directed us to the back room where we feasted. From sadness to gladness, comfort on many levels.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131219-063245.jpg20131219-063245.jpgThe fog predictor. The gap in the red and green lines on the top indicates our window to shoot the pass and get back home. I tell ya, adventure in its purest form.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_8779.jpgIMG_8779The Lighthouse Lodge and Villas in Venice, LA. We give the villas five bright and golden stars. Loved it!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131218-092503.jpg20131218-092503.jpgDeb, one of my dearest and closest friends. Wow, what a ride, eh girlfriend?! We did it!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131218-092427.jpg20131218-092427.jpgJamie Stevenson, Denise's boyfriend, was the premium first mate and pillar of strength throughout. LoL! No, really, he was. We all were.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131218-092241.jpg20131218-092241.jpgThank you, Mark Dierking, for a stellar job piloting the support boat and keeping us all safe and alive. You are the best!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131218-091243.jpg20131218-091243.jpghttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_8934.jpgIMG_8934Haley (L) and Denise (R) We were all so very happy to get back to Venice.2013-12-19T15:21:29+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2013/11/25/wordpress-app-on-the-mississippi-river/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131125-163454.jpg20131125-163454.jpghttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131125-154016.jpg20131125-154016.jpghttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131125-153855.jpg20131125-153855.jpghttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131125-153803.jpg20131125-153803.jpghttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131125-153607.jpg20131125-153607.jpghttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131125-153434.jpg20131125-153434.jpghttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131125-153405.jpg20131125-153405.jpghttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131125-153340.jpg20131125-153340.jpghttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131125-153314.jpg20131125-153314.jpghttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131125-153227.jpg20131125-153227.jpg2024-05-25T03:43:31+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2013/10/23/solo-kayaker-treks-3700-mile-adventure-to-the-gulf-of-mexico/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ghostriver_oct20-e1382561751758.jpgghostRiver_oct20Paddling the Ghost River section of the Wolf River. Memphis, Tennesseehttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_6936.jpgIMG_6936This camp/moonlight paddle event was to recognize and appreciate the Wolf River Conservancy Guides for their selfless efforts on the river. Half of them paddle in after dark and appeared as a stream of little lights in the misty fog. It was surreal and magical. Then, half of them left in the full moon light but were challenged by a denser layer of fog around midnight. What an adventure for them!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/headingoutforghostriver.jpgHeadingOutforGhostRiverhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_6932.jpgIMG_6932The Wolf River with a little misty fog on top. This is part of the swamp section of the river. It is awesome!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_6788.jpgIMG_6788Members of the Bluff City Canoe Club and the Wolf River Conservancy.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_6800.jpgIMG_6800Dale and Meriam Sanders' home in Memphis, TN, where I am laying over. Sweet!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_6801.jpgIMG_6801Welcoming party in Memphis, TNhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wreg_tv-station2.jpgWREG_TV-StationDale, Maryellen, and I got to the studio pretty early. We got to know the receptionist pretty well so we asked her to take a picture of us while we waited.2013-11-12T22:47:02+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2013/09/25/all-about-loveyourbigmuddy-expedition-the-pursuit-zone-podcast/2013-09-25T14:06:05+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2013/09/24/i-have-come-full-circle-expedition-update-september-24-2013/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_4147.jpgIMG_4147Yep, paddle through to the Gulf. It just makes sense. August 21, 2013https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sunset-at-coopers.jpgsunset at coopersSunset at Cooper's Landing, some of the most beautiful sunsets on the river can be found right here.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/scott.jpgScottScott was always good company.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/riverbrothers.jpgRiverBrothersMy river brothers, L-R, Josh, Scott, Reed, then me in St. Louis at Scott's historic finish.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/meandshane.jpgmeandShaneShane Perrin, whom I adore. I will see him again when I paddle through St. Louis this week-end, September 29. He is planning to paddle with me a ways, and possibly put me up for the night.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/scottfinishes.jpgScottFinishesScott landing his SUP in St. Louis after paddling 2300 miles. Shane Perrin looking on.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/bargesstl.jpgBargesSTLBarges on the Mississippi, taken when I went to St. Louis, September 21, to celebrate Scott Mestrezat's successful journey as the first Stand Up Paddleboarder to navigate the entire Missouri River, 2300 miles!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/walkingthedogs.jpgwalkingthedogshttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_5574.jpgIMG_5574My baby, Rio Oso, River Bearhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_5545.jpgIMG_55452014-09-16T22:32:45+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2013/09/03/dang-i-am-really-in-the-wilderness-fort-peck-lake-june-10-17/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1934.jpgIMG_1934https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1983.jpgIMG_1983So long, Fort Peck Lake. It has been a pleasure.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1971.jpgIMG_1971I was able to get cell service, finally, but not internet. I called home. What fun it was talking to a dear friend after no internet service for two weeks. I was invigorated.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1958.jpgIMG_1958I spent the windy hours hiking to the ridge tops. The views were always spectacular.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1942.jpgIMG_1942https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1941.jpgIMG_1941https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1940.jpgIMG_1940Yukhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1991.jpgIMG_1991L-R: Tammy, Bill, Carol and Matt, I believe they are all from Shelby, MT.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1901.jpgIMG_1901The storm kicked up some high winds and big waves. Yep, pretty happy I was not out on the lake.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1893.jpgIMG_18932013-09-24T14:09:41+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2013/08/17/fort-peck-reservoir-finally-we-meet/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1834.jpgIMG_1834https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1833.jpgIMG_1833https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_18311.jpgIMG_1831https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1824.jpgIMG_1824I enjoyed a warm and beautiful day with glassy waters all day.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3525.jpgIMG_3525A northerly wind appeared suddenly and engulfed the entire lake near me. Paddlers must keep one eye looking toward the north at all times.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3493.jpgIMG_3493Nowhere to pull over for miles and miles.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_34391.jpgIMG_3439A handsome Montana coyote living in the Charles Russell National Wildlife Refuge.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3469.jpgIMG_3469A beaver swimming out to size me up. I'm ready for their water slaps these days. I've seen and heard many of them trying to warn me not to mess with them or their dens.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3467.jpgIMG_3467Plenty of beavers in the refuge. And, they are BIG! They pretty much own that refuge.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3359.jpgIMG_3359Cows? Yes, cows. I like the way they are speckled black and white on the landscape.2013-08-19T13:57:15+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2013/08/12/upper-missouri-river-breaks-continued/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1876.jpgIMG_1876Fort Peck Lake, June 10, 2013https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1867.jpgIMG_1867Prickly Pear Cactus bloominghttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3439.jpgIMG_3439Beautiful coyotehttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1820.jpgIMG_1820Travis, Brandon's older brother. These guys turned out to be so wonderful! I'll never forget them.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1819.jpgIMG_1819Eli, left, and Brandon on the riverbank. They had been paddlefish fishing there all day long. They stomped out a sizable trail down the riverbank. I've never been so happy to see anyone in my life!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1741.jpgIMG_1741The wall across the riverhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1812.jpgIMG_1812The trail of the Nez Percehttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1818.jpgIMG_1818"What a bloody mess," as they would say in England.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1817.jpgIMG_1817The James Kipp Campground boat ramphttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1798.jpgIMG_1798You can make up your own caption for this one.2013-09-24T18:34:43+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2013/07/25/snapshots-of-loveyourbigmuddy-expedition/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_2627.jpgSONY DSC2013-07-26T00:24:55+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2013/07/12/columbia-missourian-from-readers-solo-kayaker-continues-journey-on-the-missouri-river/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sunset-2.jpgSUNSET-2Janet Moreland, a solo kayaker attempting to paddle the length of the Missouri River, shared this photo on her Facebook page on June 27. She wrote of it: "Tuesday night's sunset. Perhaps the most spectacular I have ever witnessed. Perhaps." ¦ COURTESY JANET MORELAND/MISSOURIAN READERhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sunset.jpgSUNSEThttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/rainbowcamp.jpgRAINBOWCAMPhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/pointcamp.jpgPOINTCAMPhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/pinacclepoint.jpgPINACCLEPOINThttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mypelicans.jpgMYPELICANShttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mudatgist.jpgMUDATGISThttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/lundslanding.jpgLUNDSLANDINGhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/fourthofjuly.jpgFOURTHOFJULYhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/fogonriverbelowsakakawea.jpgFOGONRIVERBELOWSAKAKAWEA2013-07-26T00:30:43+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2013/07/11/the-white-cliffs/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/wallsunset.jpgWallsunsetSee ya, everyone! Fair sailing to all!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1697.jpgIMG_1697https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1695.jpgIMG_1695https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1692.jpgIMG_1692https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1687.jpgIMG_1687https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1725.jpgIMG_1725https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1724.jpgIMG_1724See ya, Klaus!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1723.jpgIMG_1723See ya, James!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1722.jpgIMG_1722https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1718.jpgIMG_1718The Wall Camp, 7 miles before Judith Landing2013-07-12T21:09:18+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2013/07/07/fort-benton-to-coal-banks-landing-june-1-4/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cropped-img_1561.jpgcropped-img_1561.jpgMural on the wall at the Grand Unionhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1602.jpgIMG_1602Me and the some of the Boy Scouts, and their dads/leaders, from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Great bunch of kids. They will achieve many things among them.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1601.jpgIMG_1601Lots of excited paddlers ready to get on the water!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1600.jpgIMG_1600Onward! Bub and me in excited anticipation for my journey ahead.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1593.jpgIMG_1593Despite the rainy and wet conditions, we made a fire for warmth and comfort. Thanks to the campers next door who helped me haul their leftover wood over, chopped kindling, and wrapped paper up in plastic for me. And, gave me a lighter! So nice!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1592-copy.jpgIMG_1592 - CopyBefore leaving the next morning, Dominique left me with some wisdom and tips for the challenges ahead. He has been a wonderful friend and I will miss him.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1591.jpgIMG_1591https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1590.jpgIMG_1590https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1589.jpgIMG_1589https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1575.jpgIMG_1575There it is again. I left my skull in the river where I found it. Seemed the appropriate thing to do.2013-07-08T03:02:42+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/sponsors/company-sponsors/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/meadowlarkcc.pngMeadowLarkCChttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/bighornlogo.jpgBigHornLogo2013-07-08T02:27:32+00:00weekly0.6https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/media-coverage/canoekayak-love-your-big-muddy-janet-sullens-moreland-takes-on-the-mighty-missouri/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_0049.jpgDSC_00492013-07-08T01:16:33+00:00weekly0.6https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2013/06/18/fort-benton-first-visit-rain-layover-may-30-to-june-1/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2796.jpgIMG_2796Carter Ferryhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1451.jpgIMG_1451The "block" todayhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1467.jpgIMG_1467This is Nikki, my very sweet waitress at the Wake Cup. I wanted a photo of her, for that reason. Unfortunately, it wasn't until I was leaving that I learned she was the ranger in the Breaks National Monument for three years previous. It would have been nice to chat, but she was usually very busy. Very nice, though, and currently the volunteer coordinator for Friends of the Missouri River Breaks.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1464.jpgIMG_1464It rained and rained and rained. The rain stops eventually, and now it was time to move on down the river. Fort Benton is a town that will warm your heart, and get you interested in the Missouri River and its connection to our country's history and culture.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1460.jpgIMG_1460This map shows my route coming up, all the way through the Missouri River Breaks National Monument. (Coal Banks to James Kipp Recreation Area,)https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1453.jpgIMG_1453The walking bridgehttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1452.jpgIMG_1452Here is a view of the riverfront levee from the walking bridge.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1450.jpgIMG_1450Todayhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1449.jpgIMG_1449https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1448.jpgIMG_14482013-06-19T04:02:41+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2013/06/18/paddling-into-great-falls-monday-may-27/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1294.jpgIMG_1294Here is a picture of Bob (right), and John and Sherri from when they came up and paddled with me a couple days previous.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1378.jpgIMG_1378Looking out over the area where the Corps of Discovery conducted their portage. That is the river valley.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1377.jpgIMG_1377Another historical information sign regarding the Corps of Discovery portage around the falls.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1371.jpgIMG_1371You can find a series of educational signs way out in the middle of nowhere, but right in the vicinity that the Corps of Discovery staged their portage. No easy feat it was.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1366.jpgIMG_1366The mud on the road to Widow Coulee prevented us from getting to this put in. We had to drive about 45 minutes back to Great Falls, and down the other side of the river to Carter Ferry. John was such an incredible host. I'm forevever grateful for all he did for me. He and Keely, both.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1361.jpgIMG_1361John thought this would make a classic photo. I think he was right. Pretty funny.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1357.jpgIMG_1357I absolutely LOVE this photo of John, Keely and Hazel, the dog. I kinda like all of them alot!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1355.jpgIMG_1355I love this. John and Keely's hot tub in the back yard. How cool is that?https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1353.jpgIMG_1353The staff at Bighorn Outdoor Specialists. They gave me a sweet pro deal on supplies I needed, like a water filter, Cliff Bars, stove fuel and new sunglasses. Thanks, guys!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1352.jpgIMG_1352This is John and Keely's back screened in porch which has a double bed. This was my bivy in Great Falls. Sweet, eh?2014-05-05T22:05:01+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2013/05/31/videos-paddling-on-the-beaverhead-river/2013-06-03T18:04:26+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2013/05/31/videos-the-bicycle-ride-hell-roaring-creek-and-clark-canyon-dam/2013-05-31T21:55:52+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2013/05/31/more-ski-videos-in-hell-roaring-canyon-the-faceplant-and-the-bivy/2013-05-31T21:04:59+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2013/05/31/skiing-into-hell-roaring-canyon-thats-where-it-all-begins/2013-05-31T20:52:28+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2013/05/30/from-holter-lake-to-just-before-great-falls/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image86.jpgimageThat night I tried to paddle to the Corp of Discovery Canoe Camp. Turns out it was covered with homes. That is okay, I found a spot at dark and slept on a bed of mint. Soggy but no Mosquitos, and rather fragrant.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image85.jpgimageThe natural bird sanctuary across the way.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image84.jpgimageMy best friends forever!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image83.jpgimageMy buddies with whom I shared, sort of, my camp.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image82.jpgimageThe watering hole.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image81.jpgimageNot sure if these are cormorants or cranes. I think the former.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image80.jpgimageI camped on this island across a narrow strip of water where there was a forest full of trees full of all kinds of birds. I had lots of company and music on the river this night.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image79.jpgimageNature's bird sanctuary.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image78.jpgimagehttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image77.jpgimageThis sign was hanging at the Holter Dam portage take out.2013-06-03T16:57:19+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2013/05/29/from-lakeside-on-hauser-to-gates-of-the-rocky-mountains/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2772.jpgIMG_2772Friday (May 24) night's camp, and the grand finale of photo opportunities. Breathtaking sunset.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2731.jpgIMG_2731This is the view looking out from my camp. Amazing!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1131.jpgIMG_1131But, just a little further down, the Gate looks closed. It is somewhat of an optical illusion, hiding the fact that the river flows right through the magnificent canyon ahead.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1106.jpgIMG_1106 Meriwether Lewis, July 19, 1805 (he camped right across the river): "...this evening we entered much the most remarkable cliffs that we have seen yet. These cliffs rise from the waters edge on either side perpendicularly to the hight of 1200 feet. Every object here wears a dark and gloomy aspect. The towering and projecting rocks in many places seem ready to tumble on us. The river appears to have forced it's way through the immense body of solid rock for the distance of 5 3/4 miles and where it makes it's exit below has thrown on either side vast columns of rocks mountains high."https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1102.jpgIMG_1102This is a photo I took the next morning with that early morning special light. It was magical in the canyon.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1130.jpgIMG_1130On the way out I turned around and took a picture of the Gates on the down river side. Here, the Gate looks open.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1114.jpgIMG_1114Looking down on the river where I began my hike.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2851.jpgIMG_2851During the afternoon, after the rain stopped, I paddled down to Meriwether Rec Area and hiked up the trail to the overlook. What a lovely way to spend the day!, high up into the mountains.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2839.jpgIMG_2839Incredible vista where I stopped on the way down and took some photos. This is the reason the area is called Gates of the Mountains. These are some incredible mountains.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2837.jpgIMG_28372013-05-30T17:51:09+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2013/05/20/paddling-from-canyon-ferry-lake-to-lakeside-on-hauser/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image46.jpgimageThanks again, Conrad and Cheryl. I will think about this place a lot as I make my way down the river.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image45.jpgimageThis is where I hung out most of yesterday while it rained. So lovely!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image44.jpgimageAnd, local Helena band, Quarry Road, delighted the crowd Saturday night with great music. See what I mean, great place to layover!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image43.jpgimagehttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image42.jpgimageChannelized entrance inti Canyon Ferry Lake.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image31.jpgimagePhilip and Joanne from Helena, MT.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image30.jpgimageI met Lena and her dog, Ole, who is a Newfoundland, the same breed the Corps of Discovery took along on their expedition. Beautiful dog. And, Lena is pretty cute, too.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image29.jpgimageConrad and Cheryl Hale owners of Lakeside on Hauser.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image28.jpgimageLakeside on Hauser. Great place to camp. All I had to do was buy dinner and a glass of wine and camping was free!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image27.jpgimageBeautiful spot on the lake. Can you hear Jimmy Buffet singing?2013-05-20T19:40:38+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2013/05/19/three-forks-to-canyon-ferry-lake/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image40.jpgimageRon Lukenbill and me below the dam.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image39.jpgimageGetting ready to shove off at Three Forks, the Missouri River headwaters.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image38.jpgimageI thought I had lightened my load, but not sure.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image37.jpgimageA ray of weather hope the next morning. The rain stopped for awhile.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image36.jpgimageBeautiful cliffshttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image35.jpgimageKristin cinching up her kayak.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image34.jpgimageWe enjoyed incredible scenery all along the way. We were happy girls!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image33.jpgimageMy beloved pelicans bring me a peaceful easy feeling whenever they're around.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image32.jpgimageRainy weather is included in the expedition package. I am so happy I am outfitted with Kokatat gear. Warm and comfortable always.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image22.jpgimageThis campsite was on an island and was so green and lush. Of course, it rained most of the night.2013-05-20T19:08:04+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2013/05/14/paddling-the-jefferson-river/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/norm_turtlecloseup.jpgNorm_TurtleCloseUphttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/norm_solopelicanliftoff.jpgNorm_SoloPelicanLiftOffAs a result, Norm got this beautiful photo of a pelican lifting off.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc_0025.jpgDSC_0025https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sittingatcamp.jpgSittingatCamphttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/jimhickandcabin.jpgJim Hicks' custom cabin on the Jefferson River.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/twinbridgesriverguys.jpgTwinBridgesRiverGuysCouple of local Twin Bridges fisher guys. They said fishing is just an excuse to get out on the river. I could totally relate. Really nice guys, kindred river spirits.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/thunderstorm.jpgThunderstormThunderstorm brewinghttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/teepeecoloredit.jpg???????????????????????????????Teepee on the Jefferson Riverhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/tbwatertower.jpgTBWaterTowerLeaving Twin Bridges after a pleasant two-day layover.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/metallicblues.jpgMetallicBluesMetallic sky and river2013-05-20T19:11:48+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2013/05/07/biking-and-finally-paddling/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_09282.jpgIMG_0928My camp at this very cool Bike Park on the waterfront in Twin Bridges, MT. Loved my stay here. Hope to come back. Plus, Mayor Tom is totally laid back, hence the mellow river community of 400 people. Love it!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0925-e1367980377443.jpgIMG_0925Onward towards Twin Bridges. Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 8, I head out on the Jefferson River, my long awaited premium stretch of river. https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0852.jpgIMG_0852Besides the pelicans, the muskrats, and sometimes beavers, are my favorite companions. The muskrats are the dolphins of the river. They lead you around the bends. I adore them!https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0927.jpgIMG_0927Not sure what's up with this rancher. Makin' life difficult.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0909.jpgIMG_0909And, another view from the cabin.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0901.jpgIMG_0901View of Beaverhead Rock from Robert's "cabin"https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0910.jpgIMG_0910AFter a long day of paddling on Saturday against 25 mph winds, Robert and Donna happen to be cruizing Robert's property adjacent to Beaverhead Rock. After seeing their Private Propertay signs, with notice that the property was patrolled, I was concerned and so immediately set off to do some peace talking. Turned out they invited me up for cocktails, dinner, laundry, shower, couch, and steak and eggs for dinner. What a wonderful find these folks were, however it happened. L-R, Robert, Donna, and Paul. https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0881.jpgIMG_0881Diversion dams force me to unload, carry stuff to the other side, place my boat on my wheeleez, pull it over, reload stuff, and take off again. This particular easy portage took me an hour and a half.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_5777.jpgIMG_5777Good bye, my friends.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_5776.jpgIMG_5776My pelican friends followed me all day Saturday, and after many bends, they finally decided I was okay. They stayed put until I got this photo. Then, they split for the day. Good companions they were.2013-05-08T15:39:20+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2013/05/07/the-ultimate-source-of-the-missouri-river-browers-spring/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/haleybeartrack.jpgHaleyBearTrackHere is the grizzly track Haley took a photo of at the base of Hell Roaring Canyon, where we came out.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2369.jpgIMG_2369Haley and Jeannie, support crew, waiting patiently for us. We had minimal contact with walkie talkies that we brought, so we were able to notify them of our overnight stay.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/job-well-done-norm-and-me-e1367962661509.jpgJob Well Done-Norm and Mehttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0512.jpgIMG_0512The end finally in sight. And, so were the bear tracks, which came up from the valley where Haley and Jeannie were.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0499.jpgIMG_0499We skied 12 miles instead of 7 because of terrain traps that forced us to back up and go another way.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0505.jpgIMG_0505Grizzly Tracks. We made ourselves known by talking at the bear for the last couple hours of our ski.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2363.jpgIMG_2363Hell Roaring Creekhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2359.jpgIMG_2359Beautiful full moon night, despite the situation.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2355.jpgIMG_2355The PBR Haley threw in our pack. Happy we had the extra calories before a long cold night.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2346.jpgIMG_2346Norm building the shelter.2016-04-06T03:41:46+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2013/04/29/preparation-base-camp-international/2013-05-03T22:07:46+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2013/04/24/trimming-the-boat-before-take-off/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/image19.jpgimagehttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/image18.jpgimagehttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/image17.jpgimagehttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/image16.jpgimageSail simulation.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/image15.jpgimageNorm demonstrating how to get out of the spray skirt should The boat tumble over.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/image14.jpgimageCompact fit. 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Ocean took six months.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fogneark-c.jpgFogNearK.C.Norm Miller paddling UP the Missouri River in 2004, retracing the Lewis & Clark Trail: STL to the Pacific.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/canoe-rainbow.jpgcanoe-rainbowNorm Miller paddling UP the Missouri River in 2004 in honor of Lewis & Clark Bicentennial.2012-12-23T20:36:00+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2012/12/11/let-the-adventure-begin-mizzou-wire-university-of-missouri/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/large.jpgSunset on the Missouri River, Cooper's Landing, Columbia, MO2012-12-23T20:34:26+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2012/08/10/always-good-to-practice-what-you-preach/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tim_kids.jpgTim_KidsWashington riverside education experiencehttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/rio_oso_morivjpg.jpgRio_Oso_MORivjpgRio Oso - River 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GearJPG2012-12-23T20:09:53+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2012/11/08/this-is-what-im-talkin-about/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/riverlessons.jpgRiverLessons2012-12-23T20:08:14+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2012/11/03/solitude/2012-12-23T20:06:31+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2012/09/18/a-plan-b-in-the-wings-is-probably-a-good-idea/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mark_sunset_8-29-122.jpgMark_Sunset_8-29-122012-12-23T20:04:58+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2012/09/05/382/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/rio-sapphire.jpgRio-Sapphirehttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/riocloseup.jpgRioCloseUphttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/rioriv.jpgRioRIVhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/thanks4thegoodtimes.jpgThanks4thegoodtimes2012-12-23T20:01:01+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2012/08/25/first-press-about-my-expedition/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/missourianphoto-bob.jpgMissourianPhoto-Bobhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/missourianphoto-me.jpgMissourianPhoto-mehttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tom-tyler2.jpgTom-Tylerhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tom-tyler1.jpgTom-TylerTom and Tyler from Great Falls, MT. Paddled from Great Falls to New Orleans.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bob_gear1.jpgBob_Gearhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bob_gear.jpgBob_GearBob's boat and gear, or should I say, gear and boat.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bob_tess.jpgBob_Tesshttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sail_demo.jpgSail_DemoBob Bellingham showing me his sail when laying over at Cooper's Landing. The sail is now mine.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tom-tyler.jpgTom-Tylerhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bob-tnt_dave-mel.jpgBob-TNT_Dave-Mel2012-12-23T19:56:30+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2012/10/13/dreaming-of-days-and-nights-on-the-river/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/winterbreaks2.jpgwinterbreaks22012-12-23T19:49:58+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2012/10/29/vanessa-knight-begins-adventure-pedal-stl-to-sf/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/vanessa-knight1.pngVanessa KnightNess Knighthttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/expedition1000_coopers.jpgExpedition1000_CoopersDave's Expedition 1000 crew, minus Vanessa--she struggled with food poisoning and hit the pillow early this night. Good to go now, though!!2012-12-23T19:48:19+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2012/11/10/big-muddy-adventures-an-alternative-way-of-teaching-from-the-river/2012-12-23T19:46:08+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2012/11/18/plenty-of-food-for-thought/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/missouririvermap.jpgMissouririvermaphttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dom_wavesonlakesharpe.jpgDom_wavesonLakeSharpeWaves produced by winds on Lake Sharpe. (photo by Dom Liboiron)https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dom_moonrise.jpgDom_moonriseMoonrise (photo by Dom Liboiron)https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dom_souixmemorial.jpgDom_SouixMemorialThis monument is on Standing Rock Sioux Reservation and is dedicated to two missionaries who worked with the Lakota. It features Christian and Native cultural and religious symbols. The stones also had many fossils imbedded in them. (photo/caption by Dominique Liboiron)https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dom_lakesakakawea_178miles_garrisondam.jpgDom_LakeSakakawea_178miles_GarrisonDam178-mile long Lake Sakakawea, held back by Garrison Dam, home to extreme winds. (photo by Dominique Liboiron)https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/bob_gavinspointdam_crop.jpgBob_GavinsPointDam_cropGavin's Point Dam (photo by Bob Bellingham)https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/bob_shelteredbay_lakefranciscase.jpgBob_shelteredBay_LakeFrancisCaseSheltered Bay on Lake Francis Case (photo by Bob Bellingham)https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/copy2-of-sf-bay-ii.jpgCopy2 of SF Bay IIWindsurfing S.F. Bayhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/bob_lakeoahe.jpgBob_LakeOaheLake Oahe (photo by Bob Bellingham)https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/campingsolo_mokrivercanyon_crop.jpgCampingSolo_MokRiverCanyon_cropCamping alone in the Mokelumne River Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains.2012-12-23T19:40:48+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2012/12/05/approaching-a-major-confluence/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/meandwingdike.jpgmeandwingdike2012-12-23T19:37:14+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2012/12/15/moving-right-along/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/uppermobreaks.jpgUpperMoBreakshttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/missouri-breaks.jpgMissouri Breakshttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/robin-kalthoff.jpgRobin Kalthoffhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/rod-wellington.jpgRod Wellingtonhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/hellroaringcreek.jpgHellRoaringCreekhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/snow-at-browers.jpgsnow at browershttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/xmas_2011_moriver.jpgXmas_2011_MoRiverhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/me-minnie-rio.jpgMe-Minnie-Riohttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/boat-and-gearjpg.jpgBoat and GearJPGhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/cropped-normmiller_belowthreeforks.jpgcropped-normmiller_belowthreeforks.jpg2012-12-23T19:33:53+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2012/12/21/canadian-paddler-rod-wellington-a-mo-riv-source-start/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/map_browers-threeforks-usa.jpgMAP_Browers-ThreeForks-USAhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/jeffersonriverrain.jpgJeffersonRiverRainRain approaching Jefferson River (photo by Norm Miller)https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/jeffersonriverdeer.jpgJeffersonRiverDeerDeer on Jefferson River (photo by Norm Miller)https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/jeffersonriver_belowtwinfallss1.jpgJeffersonRiver_belowTwinFallssJefferson River below Twin Bridgeshttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/map_browers-threeforks_flip.jpgMAP_Browers-ThreeForks_fliphttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/jeffersonriver_belowtwinfallss.jpgJeffersonRiver_belowTwinFallssMap of stretch from the source, Brower's Spring (lower left), to headwaters at Three Forks (top).https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/rodnjanet_12-191-12.jpgRodnJanet_12-19-12Rod and me -photo by Jonathan Lautenhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/stormlayover_12-20-2012.jpgStormLayOver_12-20-2012Rod laying low in a miserably cold, windy, and snowy storm. -by Jonathan Lautenhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/rod-jonathan.jpgRod-JonathanRod and Jonathan at Cooper's Landing.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/browers-spring.jpgBrowers-SpringLooking down from the spring in June 2012. Undoubtedly, April will have a LOT more snow. -by Rod Wellington2012-12-22T17:58:19+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2012/12/17/a-name-for-my-ride/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bobsittinginboat.jpgBobSittinginBoatBob Bellingham in his Shasta, which is now my Shasta, and my ride down the river.2012-12-26T01:56:59+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2012/12/20/spot-rocks/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/globalstar.pngGlobalstar2012-12-20T20:05:17+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2012/12/02/earthen-reality/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/dom_lake-sakakawea_178miles.jpgDom_Lake Sakakawea_178milesLake Sakakawea-178 miles long2012-12-03T00:33:08+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2012/10/27/self-efficacy-a-blessing-or-a-burden/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/scan_14.jpgScan_14Mt. Williamson group from Bear Valley in early 80s. Took two days, half of us made it to the summit, glad we made it safely up, then down.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mark-below3forks.jpgMark-below3forksMark heading off just below Three Forks. Plenty of incredible wilderness to behold. Photo by Norm Miller.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mark-norm-creeksign1.jpgMark-Norm-CreeksignNorm Miller (left) and Mark Kalch (right) at Hell Roaring Creek in June 2012https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/hellroaringcreek.jpgHellRoaringCreekHell Roaring Creek below Brower's Spring.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/normmiller_belowthreeforks.jpgNormMiller_BelowThreeForksJust below Three Forks, MT, the Missouri River headwaters. -photo by Norm Millerhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/tm.jpgTMTuolumne Meadows, Yosemite, above Elizabeth Lake.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/winterbreaks.jpgwinterbreaksWinter Breaks, Missouri River. Norm Miller photo.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/snow-at-browers.jpgsnow at browersLooking down at the Brower's Spring drainage (in the distance) from Sawtelle Peak.https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mark-norm-creeksign.jpgMark-Norm-Creeksignhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/crissyfield_sf-bay.jpgCrissyField_SF-BayS.F. Bay-sailing with the big dogs.2012-11-08T10:39:58+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/about-missouri-river-relief/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/wildscenic_verticallogocolorfish_web4_2013.jpgwildscenic_verticallogocolorfish_web4_2013https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/mrr-barge.jpgMRR-BargeThe Barge, during Clean Sweep 20112012-08-09T21:05:26+00:00weekly0.6https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2012/08/05/mr340-photos-courtesy-of-dave-marner-a-k-a-dave-the-river-slave/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/lady-racers.jpgLady RacersLadies lookin' good (DTRS photo)https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/racer.jpgracerRacer with an awesome tatoo, and brat (DTRS photo)https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/peddleboat.jpgPeddleboatThat's gotta hurt, but maybe not. I think maybe. (DTRS photo)https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/cool-boat.jpgcool boatCheckpoint relief. That boat is too cool. (DTRS photo)https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/solopaddler-ryan-koppy-of-crestwood-mo-with-dad-dtrs-photo.jpgSoloPaddler Ryan Koppy of Crestwood MO with Dad-DTRS photoSoloPaddler Ryan Koppy of Crestwood MO with Dad (DTRS photo)https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/resupply-at-checkpoint-dtrs-photo.jpgResupply at checkpoint-DTRS photoNight time checkpoint resupply (DTRS photo)https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/nighttimecheckpoint-dtrs-photo.jpgnighttimecheckpoint-DTRS photoNoren Access Checkpoint Jefferson City (DTRS photo)https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mr340-theessence-dtrs-photo.jpgMR340-theEssence-DTRS photoMR340 Comraderie (DTRS photo)https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mr340-napping-dtrs-photo.jpgMR340 Napping-DTRS photoNapping-a race luxury (DTRS photo)https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mr340-grounds-crew-supplies-dtrs-photo.jpgMR340 grounds crew supplies-DTRS photoGround crew classic (DTRS photo)2012-08-06T13:15:33+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2012/08/04/gear-sponsorship-considerations/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/andybugh_expedition4education.jpgAndyBugh_Expedition4EducationAndy Bugh & his Shasta kayak Expedition4Education-20112012-08-05T14:54:00+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2012/07/27/on-my-way/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/seayak.jpgSeayakRace to the Dome 20122012-08-04T14:43:55+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2012/07/27/good-stuff-on-this-dnr-webpage/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/map.jpgMap2012-08-04T14:40:57+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.com/2012/07/31/the-point-of-no-return/https://loveyourbigmuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/fbannouncement_7-30-12.pngFBAnnouncement_7-30-122012-08-04T14:33:26+00:00monthlyhttps://loveyourbigmuddy.comdaily1.02024-05-25T03:43:31+00:00