Taking the Old Highway - a 2400 mile canoe journey from Fort Collins, Colorado to New Orleans
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Taking the Old Highway - a 2400 mile canoe journey from Fort Collins, Colorado to New Orleans
This 2400 mile canoe adventure following the Cache la Poudre, Platte, Missouri and Mississippi Rivers during the great flood of 1993, involves two brothers, a small red canoe and the desire to slow things down a bit. For the cost of a plane ticket, the pair follows the path of a mostly forgotten highway. This adventure shows in a comical way how travelers interact together and the interesting people that color our world. I will take you on a journey of self-discovery while canoeing the Mississippi. The first day we tipped over three times and lost a third of our gear. Canoeing across Nebraska involved more running and pulling of the canoe than floating. On the Missouri River, we canoed all day and night for a week to make up time. On the Mississippi River we entered a massively flooded river that was wreaking havoc on the country. From the wildlife along the Platte River in Nebraska to the Americans we met, we were constantly encouraged to keep paddling. I had believed that people would be interested in my first-hand reports, but I underestimated the interest people had in meeting us. It was as if they wanted to feel part of the journey. The continuation of this book, Ahora es Mejor - Now is Best includes biking in Central and South America, sailing the Caribbean, sea-canoeing Panama, rafting the Grand Canyon and more. I consider myself a brilliant idiot. Planning is sometimes best; other times action is best. It s difficult to always make the right choices. Poor planning and new ideas often have flaws. I discover those flaws with hilarious consequences. For some people, traveling comes easy. For some, relationships come easy. I've rarely met those people. Traveling at different times with my brother, girlfriend, a friend that is a girl, older couple, wife, male friends and large groups of people makes for interesting dynamics. Interactions between the travelers are as interesting as the amazing encounters and mishaps along the colorful path. From encountering quicksand to typhoid fever to a Latin American jail, the mishaps keep you laughing: the insights make you think. At the end of the canoe journey, Kent goes on to law school and Brad continues on a bicycle through Central and South America for a year until he reaches southern Chile.
