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Almost halfway across the state (Jefferson City, by the time you read this)  – and should be at the confluence with the Mississippi on Saturday!  It’s been a long, interesting, fascinating adventure.  I’m anxious to be home, but will be reluctant to leave the River.  Does that make sense?  :-). Lots to share, as always.…

To see an archive of all previous blogs, visit Archives As you read this, I am in Missouri (St. Joseph) and/or Kansas (Atchison), and will soon be back in good old Missouri for the remainder of the trip!!  Where has the time gone? It’s been an interesting, fun, and wacky week, filled with unexpected new friends,…

Rollin’ On The River #6: Milestones, Memories, Mysteries, Magic(!), and More This past week I hit 4 milestones!   1.  I passed the 4000 mile mark since I left Branson.  2.  Timewise, I passed the halfway mark for the whole Branson-to-Branson round trip.  3.  And timewise, I passed the halfway point of the source-to-mouth trip,…

Rollin’ On The River #5 – The Dakotas: Heading South Again By the time this edition of Rollin’ appears, I’ll be in South Dakota.  The River and I are definitely headed south again!!  It’s been a busy week, so let’s get to it, and this week, we’ll add some general stuff at the end. *…

 Rollin’ On The River #4 – Saying Goodbye to Montana I’m excited about the road (& river!) ahead, of course, but I’ll be sad to leave Montana. The two states where I stay the longest on this trip are Montana at the start, and Missouri at the end.  I already love Missouri, and I’ve sure gotten attached…

 Rollin’ On The River #3 – Transitions! Greetings from Three Forks, MT!!  At least as I write this. Sunday (7/31) was my first ‘wheels rolling’ day of the official trip, and by the time you read it, I’ll be in Helena, MT, the capital!  Perhaps I’ll have time to squeeze in some pictures in this…

Headed North and West:  The Journey Begins       Saturday, July 23:   Made it from Kansas City (KS side – stayed with daughter and son-in-law) to Sioux Falls, SD. Three states along the way (see above), and early views of the River I’ll be tracing later.  The first shot below is the River just…

Greetings everyone!! Welcome to the Rollin’ On The River blog/mailings!  I’m looking forward to having you along for the trip, and I hope you’ll enjoy getting these updates, reports, photos, etc.. Not much exciting today in terms of pictures or reports, since we haven’t begun our trip!  Instead, this UPDATE & PREVIEW will focus on what lies…