We avoid slamming into the trees and debris that block our path. We paddle back upstream to a place where we should be able to exit the boat. I am shaking from exhaustion and maybe nerves. Don is in the front of the boat so he gets out first. Problem is, this bank is also…
June 23, 10:30 AM – We left the van back at the take-out site in LaMoure, ND. We are now at the little campground where we will park the truck and put in the boat. We are tromping around along the shoreline looking for a good place: not too steep or slippery since we don’t…
I pack up Half Moon and Flying Cloud and set out for home by 11 AM. Tango jumps in and we head down the Turtle Mountains (plateau), towards the south. Our ultimate goal is to be home by nightfall, but I plan a long layover at Arrowwood NWR. This area, north of Jamestown, ND, is…
The beautiful state of ND is still brown, yet I love wandering and exploring in the early spring. Migrating birds overhead and the return of resident ducks in the ponds and lakes draw me out into the sunshine. Sandhill Crane, Duck and Snow Goose migration continues overhead. In the water I observed endless species…