Tuesday June 17th to Friday June 20th (morning)

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I want to let everyone know for the next two weeks I will be in some of the most remote and most beautiful sections in America, I do not anticipate I will have internet access and do not anticipate making …

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Sunday June 15th and Monday June 16th

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“Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.”-A.A. Milne Hello Good People, Checking in from the quaint, historic, town of Fort Benton, Montana.  Fort Benton is dripping with charm and character.  What I find most …

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Keith Responds

Quick update: I am in Great Falls and have been resting for the past day and a half (not really, but I have not been paddling). I will be portaged tomorrow morning around Great Falls and will be back at …

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Friday June 13th and Saturday June 14th (Gates of the Mountains & Craig Montana)

“this evening we entered much the most remarkable clifts that we have yet seen. these clifts rise from the waters edge on either side perpendicularly to the hight of 1200 feet. every object here wears a dark and gloomy aspect. …

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Three Rivers to Townsend Montana

“Thank you Mike, Norm and Kris for your hospitality and selflessness.”-Me After I make my way to safety, Mike and I go retrieve the boat.  There is not a problem with it.  It is a tank (thank you Clipper).  My thoughts …

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Capsized!!!

“You are not a Cowboy until you are thrown off your horse.”-Norm Miller Friday started off innocently enough, I was well on my way to the Headwaters to meet Mike, I actually was faster than he anticipated.  He was waiting …

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Twin Bridges to 200 feet shy of Missouri Headwaters

“To me there are three things everyone should do every day. Number one is laugh. Number two is think — spend some time time in thought. Number three, you should have your emotions move you to tears. If you laugh, …

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The Long and Arduous Road to Montana

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“Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” – Mike Tyson   The voyage has yet to start and  I am already exhausted.   The plan was to have a nice easy, relaxing 4 days before the …

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Why? Why can I?

“This thing called America, this isn’t normal anywhere, there are other countries that have freedom, it’s not like America.”  Brian Fleming Memorial Day + 6 I apologize for the lack of recent updates.  All this getting ready for a long …

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Q&A with Keith

CV:  Why are you starting in Twin Bridges on the Jefferson River(technically Beaverhead) and not Three Forks at the start of the Missouri River? KL: I have never been to Montana and I understand it is the most beautiful stretch …

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