Since our Slovenia trip last year, there has been a lot of time devoted to healing. 2022 was a rough year for our knees, and we took a lot of time off from hiking (even just day hiking) to let our knees recover. For SweetPea, who apparently has … [Read more...]
Great Divide Trail Photos 2018
We learned about the Great Divide Trail back in 2013 when Beardoh was creating some overview maps for Cam Honan's 12 Long Walks talks. Over the few years since, the trail has become increasingly popular. We wanted to hike this trail when we could … [Read more...]
New Madrid to Memphis
Day 51: 55 Miles We all slept good at the park and were able to start paddling by 7am. We saw Jerry again this morning...as we were paddling, he came by in his fishing boat. He is an avid fan of fishing for blue catfish and goes out pretty much … [Read more...]
Saint Louis to New Madrid
Day 45: 45 Miles We decided to pass on Mike's offer of breakfast this morning because we wanted to get out on the river earlier. We had to go through the St. Louis Harbor today and we were all a bit anxious about it, as we have heard of the heavy … [Read more...]
Guttenberg to Andalusia
Day 28 (Part 2): 9 Miles The afternoon felt frustrating, even though we were trying not to complain today. Even trying to get in our canoes after the town stop, there were so many boats speeding around that area, the wake made it hard to get … [Read more...]
Brainerd to Minneapolis
Day 15: 30 Miles After an enjoyable day off in Brainerd yesterday, we got back on the river this morning. We had breakfast with Mike before bringing our stuff back to the canoes and heading out. We left just after 8:30am, so we missed out on the … [Read more...]
Grand Rapids to Brainerd
Day 9: 17 Miles We had a restful night in the motel and enjoyed breakfast and lunch in town. We walked to the grocery store and picked up five days of food to get us to Aiken, which will be our next town stop. We were able to get the electric … [Read more...]
