Source to Sea

May 15, 2005
Wanagan Landing, Minnesota
Mile 5

“You are listening to NOAA’s weather service radio station WXM 99…. Here’s the weather summary…Cold conditions will continue…snow showers and light rain…low’s 30-35, high in the mid 40’s, winds 15-20 mph.”

The crackly, digitized voice from the weather radio was bringing us little good news but we were ready to get [...]

May 14, 2005
Bemidji, Minnesota
Mile 0
Time to Get Moving
Last night was the opening of fishing season. Fishing is a religion here. I think every truck in Minnesota has a boat trailer behind it right now. The congregation is ready. The plate has been passed. Now it’s time to go to their favorite fishing hole. Too cold [...]

May 23, 2005
Cohasset, Minnesota
Mile 158

Right now we’re on the public dock at Cohasset, MN. We arrived about noon and are in the middle of the Great American Dry-Out. Every scrap of gear is spread out and soaking up the sun’s rays. It’s rained almost every day so far and everything stays damp. Not necessarily wet, [...]

 May 12, 2005
Decataur, Indiana
Shop till you Drop
Making our way to Minnesota. Only about 900 miles to go. While it’s interesting to see the country by car, I’m ready to get the show on the road and get paddling. I’m running on about thirteen hours of sleep over the past four days and starting to get [...]

May 11, 2005
Granville, OH
Turning Back Time
We’re going back in time. Not literally, although that that would be handy. I’m noticing how the seasons have been moved back a few weeks as we head north. It was about eighty degrees and sunny when we left North Carolina. The fig tree out by our front door is [...]

May 10, 2005
Climax NC
What a long day. We finally got out of Raleigh after staying up till two a.m. the night before, and not bothering to go to sleep previous night. In short, I’m fried.

The biggest part of leaving is just getting all the little things checked off the to do list. Finishing up the [...]

May 8, 2005
Raleigh, NC
Panic?

Panic. Such a strong word. Why say “panic” instead “heightened self-awareness” or “acute actualization of one’s surroundings?” It wouldn’t change anything but it sounds more dignified when I’m running around like a chicken with it’s head cut off trying to finish everything up.