We were incredibly lucky in St Louis in a two fold way. Firstly the weather deteriorated after our already windy approach. The next day br...

Yellow bull noses When you approach a lock you will notice two big yellow spots on the lock's bull nose - this is were you are shoot...

The Mississippi River is usually divided into three very distinct and different parts: The upper Mississippi from the source to Minneapoli...

Three other paddlers The marinas turned out to be very friendly to kayakers. After our great stop at Two Rivers Marina in Louisian...

Paddling in the folg Although Brian who is still constantly complaining about the weather will see it differently, I think we have been ...

Nauvoo Temple Ever since my bike trip across Southwest USA and my long stay in the Mormon capitol of Salt Lake City I have been very int...

The Mississippi changes its face completely after Minneapolis. Between Minneapolis and St. Louis she is tamed by 30 locks and dams built...