While hiking the Appalachian Trail last year ( my 1st great adventure) ..i realized this amazing hike of a lifetime would come to an end and started thinking of whats next?It didn't take long for me to figure out a canoe trip down the Mississippi river was just the kind of thing i needed.So for the last few months i have researched every speck of data i could get my hands on...Blogs,video's facebook pages nautical charts and countless friends of hikers that i consider my trail family. I its official i will be leaving lake Itasca,MN on April 2nd and heading the 2,300 miles down the mighty mississippi river solo in a canoe.i will update this blog and my facebook page as often as possible from the river.Besides my selfish reasons for wanting to spend months out in the wild..I feel i should share this journey with others who may not be physically able to do it them selves or too hectic of a lifestyle or maybe even those folks who are considering it and maybe my blog can give them that little push to get them started...after hiking the trail i met so many people interested in what it was like ,how we survived and such..I have to say the hiking and scenery was incredible..but the people met along the way and the lifetime friendships that have been forged are priceless !!!! Henry
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So exciting! Maybe I should do this instead of biking across the country! I hope you're going to talk about what gear you use?
ReplyDeletehi Tara,while hiking the A.T. i realized that when the hike was over there would be a empty spot in my very soul.so the river trip will fill the void....for now. I was also thinking about a long distance bike ride possibly along the coastline of florida down the east coast then back up the west !!
Deleteas for the gear for my trip most of it will consist of everything i carried along the Appalachian Trail. Backpack,tent sleeping bag,small cook set beyond the pack wont be much more then the canoe and paddles,pfd and gps
hi Henry from Beppeand good luck,I will follow yr trip,ciao ciao
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HI Guiseppe !! i have been following your trip and blog ..you are actually one of the people that have inspired me to make the journey!!
DeleteHi Henry how are you doing?by the way 2 guys Justin and Ryan are comeing in may to do the vogalonga in Venice and part of river Po.ciao take care and good luck beppe
DeleteHi Giuseppe,im just a couple weeks away from my start date ...i wish i could be there in Venice to paddle with you !!!! maybe next year ..im dedicating my next 40 years to living every day like its my last ,good luck my friend
DeleteGood luck on your trip.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bryan ..i use paddlinglight.com for quite a bit of info you guys do a great job! just about every morning im checking out your site for great articles and reviews..
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