By ALYCE AND LISA | Published: DECEMBER 26, 2016 October 1, 2016. Missouri River north of Rulo, Nebraska A damselfly solar charging on a peaceful Missouri River afternoon. Wow! It is the first day of October. We are now in the last two months of this expedition. Its really intense to think about may 13th, when […]

By ALYCE AND LISA | Published: DECEMBER 19, 2016 One of Alyce’s favorite river activities: collecting toys! Most of them travel with us, just in case we ever decide to have fun, but this one was promptly absorbed into the toy chest of a soon-to-be 5 year-old friend of ours. September 17-18, 2016 Richard-Hoefelmeyer Homestead. Beresford, […]

By ALYCE AND LISA | Published: NOVEMBER 10, 2016 Alyce paddling into the sunrise on Lake Francis Case, a 107 mile long reservoir on the Missouri River in South Dakota. September 8th, 2016 I had a great night’s rest in the motel bed, with two pillows! The motel breakfast was plentiful and amazing. We lounged […]

By ALYCE AND LISA | Published: NOVEMBER 7, 2016 Expedition life is tough. The days are long and often monotonous or filled with danger and intrigue. All of which becomes exhausting at a certain point. On our 200-day expedition to become the first female canoe descent of the Missouri-Mississippi River system, we’ve come up with […]

By ALYCE AND LISA | Published: OCTOBER 18, 2016 Goldenrod in full bloom along the river. A favorite prairie plant that reminds us of home. September 1, 2016 Lake Sharpe, 12 miles south of Pierre, South Dakota Alyce almost stepped on a snake this morning. Scared the crap out of me while I was still […]

By ALYCE AND LISA | Published: OCTOBER 18, 2016 August 20, 2016 Whitlock State Park, Lake Oahe, South Dakota The sail only works under a very certain set of conditions: tail- or slight cross-tailwind. Wind must be between about 5-10mph, sustained. Less is not enough to pull the sail, more and you may end up dealing […]

  By ALYCE AND LISA | Published: SEPTEMBER 3, 2016 I’m not a daily journaler in my regular life so there are many days on this expedition that I feel totally apathetic towards writing an account of what just happened. The entire first half of August was like that for me but I still want […]

By ALYCE AND LISA | Published: AUGUST 1, 2016 July 7-12th We spent 3 days at Ft. Peck Marina. We got to chat with Mike, an airplane mechanic content to live the rest of his days “working as little as possible” in order to live as much as possible and Cookie, a sweet terrier-cow dog […]

By ALYCE AND LISA | Published: JULY 24, 2016 July 1st: We have entered the third month of this expedition! It’s truly incredible how fast our days keep going. Sometimes it’s nice when we are paddling, the hours tick by, along with the miles. There are other days that we wish the clock would stop, […]

By ALYCE AND LISA | Published: AUGUST 20, 2016 July 30, 2016 New Town Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota Laka Sakakwea. More shoreline than the entire west coast of the US. Not a bad day in paradise. A light breeze out of the east not causing much trouble. The Saturday motorboat crowd, here for the fishing tournament, was stirring the […]