TripTracker.net - Mississippi River, Day 38/ September 12, 2007

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Anne Zellner

Mississippi River

Day 38/ September 12, 2007

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Sep 13 2007, 10:22 PM

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Anne Zellner

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Portage Des Sioux, United States, Missouri

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We left our palm tree paradise and headed to lock #25. We are about 20 miles from Grafton, IL. There are plenty of sandbars, boaters and marinas on this stretch of river. One chute near Grafton has 6 marinas alone. We stopped at one and had a cold pop, a snack and enjoyed the sights. The Illinois River joins the Mississippi here and a car ferry operates here. This area looks like a suburb of St. Louis and we know we are getting closer because the airplane traffic has increased a lot. We are also beginning to see levees along the river - a sign that flooding is a common event. We want to get close to Alton tonight so we can push through St. Louis in one day. We stopped at an island across from Portage Des Sioux to ask two boaters if they knew of a nearby place to camp. One guy was a Bunny Bread salesman - the other sold Wonder Bread. These bread peddlers must have felt sorry for us because they abandoned their island to us - roaring campfire and all! We called Don and Paula Ingerson and met them in Portage Des Sioux. They have been holding one of our food packages - one of several we sent out in August. We now have a new supply of about 60# of dried meals. The river ahead becomes more barren and we are stocking up for a long push. Joe will leave tomorrow riding low with about 70# of food in his boat. We hope to get to Alton tomorrow and friday - St. Louis here we come! ... by dz

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Congratulations on #1,000

Written by ajhannum 31 months ago

Great Job Aunt Anne and Uncle Joe!! Not only are you taking a trip you WILL NEVER FORGET, you are meeting people that are making an imprint on your heart. " Thank you" to each and everyone of you for helping them along on their Journey. Without you all, this may not have been possible or as enjoyable. We Thank you both for having the courage to take this journey and making us laugh along the way. Port-a-potties and train tracks, rope like snakes and the countless other little tid bits you've shared with us. We will continue to pray for safe paddling and NO MORE HEAD WINDS. Please, take care of each other and kiss on every sand bar, not just the big ones!!! :) We love you Both!! Paul, Amy, Gracie and Luke

	77. Note from Dan Zellner Oct 14 2007, 12:05 PMNatchez, United States, Mississippi1 comment As some of you know, I have been updating Joe and Anne's log for them. I have been the words of Anne. I likely have made many errors and misstatements. One thing I know I have not misstated is the tremendous gratitude and love they have for all of you who have followed, prayed for, and rooted...

	76. Day 69/ October 13, 2007 Oct 14 2007, 11:23 AMNatchez, United States, Mississippi Today is the day for the Phat Water Kayak Challenge. We arose at 4:00 AM and boarded a school bus an hour later for the ride to Port Gibson. The bus, jammed with nervous participants and their gear, arrived about one hour later at the put-in point in Port Gibson. The town had mowed the shoreline...

	75. Day 68/ October 12, 2007 Oct 14 2007, 11:12 AMNatchez, United States, Mississippi We spent the day helping Keith and the committee with race preparations. I helped with registration and Joe with equipment repair. Last year there were about 50 participants, this year it nearly doubled to 89 registrants. Gear needed to be shuttled to the starting point in Port Gibson and last...

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