Journey On's Travels in 2012

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We finally got the 2012 missive up on the web site. Late, but everything was a bit busy this fall. Anyway, the thrilling poignant, racy, and memorable story of journey On's trip down the big Muddy is at2012 Journey On's Travels.

Just scroll down the page until you get to the picture of Journey On looking at a lock and click the link. You'll be amazed and fascinated.

Boris

PS The weather WAS different.
 
Boris-

Great Story!

Reminds me why I never go back east during the summer months (or winter months, for that matter)! (Sweat Box/Ice Box)

"If ya' can't live in San Diego or San Francisco, at least you can live somewhere else in California!"* (85 degrees here two days ago!)

*(For the climate, not for the traffic, rush, and congestion!)

Joe. :smiled :thup
 
Thanks for the comments.

And, Joe, I'm not sure when is a good time to go to the Mississippi. We went there in '06 and whilst it was hot we had a good time. If last summer's weather is a portent, the Midwest (which is 2000 miles east of us,) is in for a long hard time.

In the winter, the river, she is solid. In the river comes flood. Summer, it's hot. Maybe fall, but I gotta get home.

Boris
 
Boris and Judy,

Enjoyed your blog. Laughed out loud several times ... not that common for me. I think, being fresh from Iowa, your misery struck a chord. We have moved to Oakland since we saw you during your trip to the Bay. Got tired of saying this would be great except for the heat, the humidity, the mosquitoes and the flies. Haven't said that once in the East Bay. Iowa and the Mississippi suck, for the most part, in spring, summer, and winter ... although it is beautiful with enough rain in spring ... but no longer as mudlucious for me as e.e. cummings suggested ... and summer ... ugh. September and October are the time to go, and the Mississippi is gorgeous. We love the McGregor/Pikes Peak area. However, a person would have to be insane to leave the Bay Area during those two months, so we are condemned to bad weather trips to Iowa, where we are head tomorrow.

Again, the blog was great. However, if you ever undertake another Mississippi trip in the summer, Judy will have to have you fitted for a white coat.

Greg and Nancy
 
Loved your accounts, and it really brought back memories.

We left home in a rain storm towing Two Bears July 17. The next day in Montana it got hot. Then in South Dakota it got really hot and everything went south from there. Our 6th day, July 17 we camped along the Mississippi River south of Dubuque, Iowa. Neither of us had ever experienced high humidity. Talk about the learning curve. We kept buying fans because I refused to buy an air conditioner because I didn't want to get tied to the grid. = Mistake. (Ain't hind-site wonderful?) I kept thinking the heat would break. It didn't until October.

We also were well loved by the bugs. One of my bites on the back side of my leg got the top scratched off and it continued to break open until Christmas= must have been some bug :roll:

I love your journal/ blog/ site, especially the way the photos expand without dominating the journal. Will you give lessons at the next Brat Gathering?

Chuck
 
Since we went past a few tows, I'm surprised that this doesn't happen more often. Aiming those "tows" seem to be more a wish than reality. We saw one that was 5 barges long and 3 wide (standard) go around a bend and my hat was off to the handling. But then, anything goes wrong and you're out of luck, as shown below. And there's a lot to spill. Remember, they're doing this in mid-winter.


MISSISSIPPI

Barge hits river bridge, spilling oil

A barge carrying 80,000 gallons of oil hit a railroad bridge in Vlcksburg- spilling light crude Into the Mississippi River and-closing the waterway for eight miles in each direction, the Coast Guard said. A second barge was damaged.

Investigators did not know how much had spilled, but, an oily sheen was reported as far as three miles downriver of Vicksburg after the 1:12 a-m, incident., said Lt. Ryan Gomez, of The Coast Guard's office in Memphis, Tenn.

Railroad trans were allowed to continue after the bridge was found safe for trains. Petty Officer Carlos Vega said.
LA Times, 1/28/13

Boris
 
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