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Note: I actually got off my butt and dusted off my Mississippi River book manuscript today for some long-ignored editing. Enjoy -JP July 25, 2005 Mile 2,140 Atchafalaya River Fisherman Today was rough. In order to make some big miles before dark, we stumbled out of the tent and were on the river by 4:30 a.m. From what [...] I’m being especially nostalgic for the Mississippi River today. Four years ago we paddled our canoe into Red Wing, Minnesota. Red Wing was a planned stop for us, and we took a day off to hang out with one of Jessica’s friends from Americorp. It also gave us a chance to dry out our gear, [...]
-June 5, 2005 Chances are I’m jumping in anytime there’s a good swimming hole around. Nothing else gets the blood moving like jumping into the water wearing nothing but your birthday suit. Yes, I’m a skinny dipping addict. Last night I went swimming au naturale for the first time since we’ve been on [...] May 5, 2005 “You are listening to National 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 cracking, digitized voice from the weather radio was bringing us little good news but is was time to get moving. [...] “A butt at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by an outside force. A butt in motion will stay in motion if it just gets off the couch.” ~John Pugh I’m a slothful individual. I can heat a house with burnt time. I slid just under the tax deduction wire by being born on [...] (Jess and I were getting absolutely eaten up in Minnesota! -John) Mosquito. Oh you @!*^%*# mosquito! No friend would torment me so. Why must you torment me? By this time next year, we will have completed our journey. As part of the preparation for this trip, we plan to get in better shape. Not that we’re couch potatoes and just sit in front of the TV. I haven’t owned a TV in five years for that matter. It’s just in our best [...] If you’re looking for the easiest recipe for a one pot dinner ever, here it is. No measuring! World’s Easiest [...] Writing a book is an adventure. To begin with, it is a toy and an amusement; then it becomes a mistress, and then it becomes a master, and then a tyrant. The last phase is that just as you are about to be reconciled to your servitude, you kill the monster, and fling him out [...] August 12, 2006 If we were to paddle the Mississippi again, there a few things that I’d consider doing differently. Every long journey gives you more experience, and the Mississippi [...] Rain can be a funny thing. Not necessarily funny “HA, HA,” but funny “Oh man this isn’t going to turn out good.” Thirty-five degrees and raining is the worst combination to be out in. You can’t stop moving because you’ll promptly freeze. Freezing is bad. You also can’t go too fast because you’re sealed up [...] I wrote a series of newspaper articles during both my Appalachian Trail thru-hike and Mississippi River trips for the Greensboro News and Record. I’m a big fan of using the right tool for the [...] Boredom can be the hardest thing to deal with while out tramping around for weeks at a time. I’ve heard all about this [...] Mississippi River Journal June 1, 2005 Been thinking about Dad today. He worked himself into the ground at the ripe old age of thirty-nine when I was three years old. I often wonder what he’d think about these kinds of trips I’ve been doing if he was still around. I wonder if I’d even be out doing [...] |
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