Source to Sea on the Mississippi River

4/3/2025

I am writing this a little over two weeks away from my optimistic departure date. When I think about this trip, I recall the numerous people who said to me after getting off Lake Superior, “You should do the Mississippi next!” “When are you gonna do the Mississippi?” “Have you ever thought about paddling the Mississippi?”. To all of you lovely people, here we are, and I am thankful and very excited to have this opportunity!

My current plan is to start on April 21st, anticipating that the big lakes the river runs through have thawed out enough for me to paddle through them. I am again, optimistically, thinking I can complete the roughly 2,300 mile paddle in 50 days or so… regardless, I’ll post updates on here and have a link for tracking my progress on this page once I commence!