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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/
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The Neuse River photobook is now available for preorder through May 28 at discounted rates! I expect to ship out preorders around June 10, and I will email the link to download the Ebook at that same time. 10% of the proceeds from all sales will go to the Neuse Riverkeeper Foundation.
Ebook PDF version (64 [...]
Well, after 271 votes, it came down to the last day. By a mere 17 votes, the cover with most votes is:
Cover 1
I randomly chose 5 names from all entries, and the following folks will be receiving a free copy of the book. I expect to be shipping these out around June 10. Congratulations [...]
I’m releasing a photobook about last year’s expedition down the Neuse River and I’m letting Source to Sea readers pick the cover! I’ll be drawing names for a free copies of the book, and pre-orders for both the paper version and
Ebook will be start next week. Winners will be announced on May 10.
The book should [...]
Just a quick reminder that I’ll be giving two slideshows on my Appalachian Trail Thru-hike this week at the Raleigh and Wilmington Great Outdoor Provision Company locations. Both shows will start at 7pm.
Raleigh – March 23
Wilmington – March 25
Southbound on the Appalachian Trail
Come on out to one of the following Great Outdoor Provision Company locations and catch my slideshow and prep talk on Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail. I spent 6 1/2 months hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2000 and it was a life-changing experience to be sure (My journals are here.) I’ll [...]
Here’s a rough cut of the Down the Neuse River short film. I shot all footage while paddling 200 miles down the Neuse River in 2009. This film will be screened at a Kinston and Oriental locations of the upcoming Neuse Riverkeeper Film Festival. We’ll be having a full screening at the Sweetwater Brewing Company [...]
This one’s short and sweet till I get to Goldsboro with a real cell signal. I hope you can hear that animal screaching in the background. Right now I’m in the middle of The Wild Kingdom, with beavers slapping the water, mosquitoes swarming my hammock, and random other critters running around.
31 miles paddled today, so [...]
Just a few real quick photos while I have a little cell phone signal. I’ll be doing the real updates on Monday from Goldsboro. This river is incredible!
–John
See and download the full gallery on posterous
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2003 Neuse River Fish Kill
Some bad news coming in from the Neuse River over the last few days. Larry Baldwin, the Riverkeeper for the lower Neuse River, and the NC Division of Water Quality are reporting at least 3.5 million fish have died in the Neuse since last Thursday due low oxygen [...]
I’ve been getting much more active on Twitter and Facebook lately. It’s amazing how quick information can get out in the world these days. I’m definitely going to be using more tools like Twitter, Iphone apps, Google Maps, YouTube, Facebook, and Flickr on our next trip. Feel free to join up and check us out [...]
A friend of mine sent me this link to the Down the Mississippi article series from the Telegraph (UK.) Great stuff in this series, and plenty of stuff to chew on. The photos and videos brought back alot of memories of our trip down the river in 2005.
The writer, Toby Harnden, is on Twitter as [...]
Here’s a small list of Mississippi River Conservation and Recreation groups you might want to check out. There’s plenty more out there, and feel free to contact me with their info so I can add them as well.
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