Headwaters of the Missouri

Headwaters of the Missouri

July 28, Day 127, Mile 2321 Today was a landmark day, the day I reached the headwaters of the Missouri and the end of my long journey upstream along this longest river in America.  In the morning I was on my last map page of …

Last Camp on the Missouri

Last Camp on the Missouri

July 27, Day 126, Mile 2309 There were often mountain ranges in sight today, but on a twisting river and seeing them from an unfamiliar perspective I couldn’t identify them with certainty, but one range might have been the Madisons.  There were stretches of river …

River Feast

River Feast

July 26, Day 125, Mile 2288  It was another fine morning for paddling and my first goal was Silos Campground. When I got there I grabbed my empty water bottles and headed for the hand pump. After several pumps no water had come out yet …