6 years ago today Jess and I finished our 2,200 mile paddle down the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers. 73 days, lots of blood, sweat, tears, and a fair amount of luck. I’m one lucky, lucky dude.
-John
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Check put this little podcast from our first night back out on the Appalachian Trail. It stormed like all get-out, but we stayed dry and snug in our homemade tarptent. I’m finding muscles I haven’t used in years, but we’re having a blast this week. Take care, -Johnny SwankDownload now or listen on posterous [...] Neuse River Book preorders end tomorrow! Order now for discount rates. Visa/Mastercard/Amex or Paypal accepted! You can even Adopt your local Library! http://sourcetosea.net/neuse-river-photobook-preorder-information/ Watch CBS News Videos Online
http://charitytravelers.com/ Our facebook buddy Charles Vaught is starting his paddle the Missouri River then down to New Orleans next week. He’s doing this to raise awareness for SAFE, a human trafficking shelter in Lee County, Florida. Last year he and other friend (Tommy Owen) paddled their tandem kayak over 1,600 miles down the Mississippi River [...] About 20 folks have pre-ordered the upcoming Neuse River photobook at the discounted rates. Have you? You’ve got two options – the Ebook (PDF) or Paperback version. You can also Adopt-A-Library and I’ll send a signed copy to the library of your choice. All the ordering information is located at http://sourcetosea.net/neuse-river-photobook-preorder-information/ Click on any of the [...] Appalachian Trail Well, it’s getting close to June and northbound thru-hikers still on the Appalachian Trail are probably somewhere in Virginia by now. I took a look at the Applachian Trail Conservancy’s 2000-miler data for the year, and they’re showing a slight dip in thru-hikers starting out this year. According to folks at Amicola State Park, 1,350 [...] First strokes on the Mississippi River I can’t believe five years have already passed since we first dipped our paddles into the Mississippi River on May 15, 2005. 73 days and 2,200 miles later, we finally reached the Gulf. Even after a year of planning, we really had no idea what exactly we were getting [...] Picking up a Maildrop on the Appalachian Trail I wrote earlier on how to send a maildrop on the Appalachian Trail to any post office via General Delivery. Now that there are enough stores near the Appalachian Trail (and Pacific Crest Trail for that matter) to get buy food along the way, I typically just [...] |
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