in the mud

sometimes in the course of traveling through this universe we get stuck in the mud, so to speak... it's always nice to regain the flow and appreciate where you've been...

bridges & corners

last weekend JC and i paddled from red rock dam to keokuk, 140 miles, in two days. sunday we paddled ~90 miles to keosauqua and monday 50 to the mississippi river. with a SE headwind the long stretches seemed endless, but every turn and every bridge was a milestone to encourage more effort. life seems a bit the same way but i'm not necessarily looking forward to the straight stretches.