The 2341 mile odyssey of canoeing the Missouri River has come to an end. Fran, Amos and I finished at the Arch in St Louis on another blazing hot afternoon. The elation of seeing the arch from miles away on the river is hard to describe after 63 days of river travel. Amazing wildlife, stunning scenery and as always on my big adventures the people I encountered along the journey were the fantastic. The generosity and desire to go out of their way to be of help certainly is a testament to the nature of so many people. The term “River Angels” is not hyperbole. Thanks to all of you!! Now it is back to the world and a project that I am very excited about. The big fundraising event for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is August 28. Donation details are on the website. And congrats to Fran and Amos for being a big part of this once in a lifetime journey 👍🏻💪🏼🏃♂️🚴🏻♂️🚣♂️
The remaining structures of living and working spaces has been very interesting. Most of these homestead remnants are from 1915 to 1939. One is 80% intact with iron bed frames and cabinets still in place. Some of these homestead remnants have below grade areas that were ice vaults where winter harvested ice from the river was kept through the summer and sold. Note the still present 18” thick mud roof.
Famous Amos is having a great time on his biggest life adventure ever. He swims numerous times every day, confronts many animals, watches intently everything that moves and loves meeting new people. The energizer bunny when at home but here on the river he is standing at the tent by 8 pm ready for bed and at 5 am I often have to roust him out of the tent.