Television, Radio, Newspaper, Magazine & Podcast Media

HUGE THANKS to Missouri River Relief for keeping careful track of media opportunities during LoveYourBigMuddy Expedition. Here is a list, with links, of interviews and stories along the way down the Big Muddy and Mighty Mississippi Rivers.

South Dakota Magazine – Angels Along the River – March/April 2014

Columbia Tribune Article – “Kayaker completes source to sea journey on Missouri River” Dec. 6, 2013
Columbia Missourian Article – “Local Kayaker Janet Moreland completes trip from Montana to Gulf of Mexico” – Dec. 5, 2013
Podcast (Audio) on The Pursuit Zone, Sept. 23, 2013

WREG TV, Memphis (VIDEO) – “Solo Kayaker treks 3700 miles to Gulf of Mexico” – October 18, 2013
Inside Columbia’s PRIME Magazine – Bucket List Living: Janet Moreland’s Incredible Solo Journey – Sept. 2013
Columbia Tribune Photos – Sept. 16, 2013
Columbia Missourian Article – “Columbia kayaker on long journey stops at Cooper’s Landing” – Sept. 16, 2013
KOMU Video and Article – “Woman paddling Source to Sea on Missouri River Reaches Cooper’s Landing” – Sept. 16, 2013
Omaha World-Herald Article – “A Mighty Adventure on the Mo” – Aug. 31, 2013
Sioux City Journal – “Paddler reaches Sioux City on her way to Gulf of Mexico” – August 28, 2013
Pierre Capital Journal – “Source to Sea – Missouri Paddler will be first woman to kayak the entire Big Muddy” – August 2, 2013
SUP Radio Show – Interviews with Leslie Kolovich (Good Stuff!)
Matador Journal – “Kayaking the Missouri River: A profile of Janet Moreland” – July 4, 2013
Canoe&Kayak Magazine – “Love Your Big Muddy” – July 4, 2013
RiverPress News – “Solo Kayaker on Big Muddy” – June 5, 2013
Beartooth NBC – “Weather Wise: Janet Moreland” – May 20, 2013
Columbia Tribune – “Solo Kayaker sets off to kayak entire Missouri River” – April 15, 2013
Footprint Magazine – “Columbia Teacher Will Kayak the Missouri River. The Whole Thing. By Herself” – March 27, 2013
Update ColumbiaMissourian Article – September 16, 2013
Janet Keeps Paddling and Smiling – Interview with Janet Moreland By River Relief’s Steve Schnarr- Aug 23, 2013

LoveYourBigMuddy Expedition

My name is Janet Moreland. I am a Missouri River paddler from Columbia, MO, most often found at or near Cooper's Landing, Rivermile 170.

I graduated from the University of Missouri in December 2012 with a degree in Education, and am now certified to teach middle school social studies and/or science.

In December, 2013, I completed a 3,800-mile source-to-sea solo kayak expedition from the Missouri River source at Brower's Spring, Montana, to the Gulf of Mexico. On April 24, 2013, I skied into the source at 9,000 ft. in the Centennial Mountains, and arrived via South Pass at the Gulf of Mexico on December 5, 2013. My mission included elements of empowerment, education, and environmental stewardship.

In 2016 I successfully completed a solo kayak expedition from the Mississippi River source at Lake Itasca, MN, down to the Gulf of Mexico. And, in 2017 I solo journeyed the entire Yukon River from the Llewellyn Glacier on Atlin Lake, British Columbia, to the Bering Sea at Emmonak, AK.

It is believed that I am the first person ever to successfully solo kayak, from source to sea, the three longest rivers on the North American continent.

Status Updates

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.

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 was!

Then, I couldn’t leave the upper Mississippi untouched, so I paddled the whole thing in 2016, Lake Itasca to the Gulf.

Might as well make it a Triple Crown, so I paddled the Yukon River, source to sea, Llewellyn Glacier, B.C., to Emmonak, AK, at the Bering Sea in 2017!

Do what you love and love what you do.

I now want to start writing my book about paddling the Missouri-Mississppi, LoveYourBigMuddy Expedition. Stay tuned.

Every day is a new adventure! Live fast ~ Paddle slow

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