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 [...] Cape Fear River – Erwin Bridge Are you interested in canoeing and kayaking and looking for a paddling club in North Carolina? Check out some of these folks. If your club isn’t on this list, contact me and I’ll add you pronto. Black River Paddler http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blackriverpaddler/ Cape Fear Paddlers Association http://www.capefearpaddlers.org/ Carolina Canoe Club http://www.carolinacanoeclub.org/ Carolina Kayak Club http://www.carolinakayakclub.org/ Central Carolina Paddlers Club http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ccpaddlers/ Central Carolina [...] I can’t get over how much stuff is available online for Appalachian Trail maps and profiles these days. I’m not to the point where I’d fully trust a GPS or phone for all my maps and data while hiking, but this is a great resource for planning purposes. If nothing else, I’d download the PDF [...] via AudioBoo Gear Explosion before Trip Just wanted to extend our holiday greetings from here at Source to Sea Central. Jess and I hope everyone is safe and enjoying the festivities, and we look forward to ringing in the New Year (and my 40th birthday :O ) next week. 2009 seemed like it would never end, but 2010 looks to [...]Long day. 27 miles. Listening to the barred owls now. I’m about to fall asleep writing this little note, so this’ll do it for now. Take care, -JohnDownload now or listen on posterous Day 8 Journal.m4a (5642 KB) Sent from my iPhone Made it to Kinston about 1pm today (Wednesday, Sept 2.) My 7:1 days to shower ratio was getting the best of me, but I'm squeaky-clean now that I've had a shower at the Neuseway Campground right on the river. Staying there tonight, then pushing off first thing in the morning for the final 50 miles [...] We’ve just made the switch to using Wordpress for our site, so we had to completely re-write and port everything over. I’m still updating links and whatnot, but if you see anything that needs attention, please give me a holler on the contact page. Thanks, -John Had a great time emailing back and forth today with a new friend who plans to paddle the river next year with his brother. I’m jealous. Ridiculously, insanely jealous. I get completely immersed and overwhelmed for about a year while planning trip. Sometimes I wonder if that’s almost as much fun as the doing of [...] |
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