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Skully

Been on the river so long we are all going crazy! Skinny, sunburned, koo-koo and straight-up rugged at this point in the journey, we are in Cajun Country now. Rainbow during a quick moving storm, we pushed right on through it to make it to an island for camping. Sunsets seem to be more brilliant after […]

Left MN with 2, entered LA with 3

This entry was posted in Food Louisiana Mississippi Journey and tagged birds cow kayaker rainbow Skully on September 5, 2014

After 1,400 miles, 10 states and almost 8 weeks of living on our little raft, we are close enough to finally start counting down! In less than a week we will be arriving in New Orleans, which has been our ultimate goal since we started this journey. A month ago, we were at Lindsey Park Yacht […]

So close we can smell it!

This entry was posted in Food Louisiana Mississippi Mississippi Journey and tagged family gasoline mural Skully Vicksburg on September 3, 2014

Sleeping on a sand island just north of Cairo, IL the boys are saying goodbye to the Upper Mississippi today. When the Ohio River joins up with the Mississippi, we switch over navigational books and restart milage indicators. 958 miles lay ahead, snaking and bending its way through Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. **Since […]

Lower Mississippi Beckons

This entry was posted in Illinois Kentucky Mississippi Journey Missouri and tagged bald eagle barge Cairo Skully on August 18, 2014

Hello again everyone, and thanks for tuning back for the latest installment of the Barrel Raft Boys journey! Its been a busy few days out here on the river as we get closer and closer to St. Louis (getting really excited!) Passing Hannibal, MO earlier this week, we found out was the starting point for Huckleberry […]

Following Huck Finn down to Alton

This entry was posted in Illinois Mississippi Journey Missouri and tagged Alton food hospitality marina Skully on August 13, 2014

Rafting Underneath a Train with Skully on Guard ...

This entry was posted in Minnesota Mississippi Journey Video Wisconsin and tagged bridge Skully train video on August 12, 2014

Spent the night in Prescott, WI public boat dock where the freight trains run every 45 minutes…not a very peaceful sleeping spot. We awoke to a calm, beautiful and still-aired morning to find the Mississippi-St. Croix rivers confluence within a couple of yards to where we camped. What a noticeable difference between these waterways! The Mississippi […]

Day 3 – Sand Dune and Lock

This entry was posted in Minnesota Mississippi Journey Wisconsin and tagged locks Red Wing sand dunes Skully on July 17, 2014