The Decision GRR

We have talked since before we started this journey about following the Mississippi River south as part of the winter tour.  While at Itasca we learn of the Great River Road that does follow the river from one end to the other.  Now this is not just one road, that would be way too simple!  This is a series of national, state, county and local unpaved roads that will take us fro the headwaters to the mouth.  As a committee of two, we decided that we would attempt this journey.

So on August 8, 2013 we took the first part from the headwaters to our campground.  That covered about 5 miles of the 2500+ the river travels.  On the 9th we followed the river north to Bemidji then to Grand Rapids, then to Jacobson.  With our current plans we will be taking a break for awhile but will resume again in mid to late September.  It will be very interesting to 1.) see if we make it, 2.)see what adventures we find, and 3.) see how long this takes.  Remember part of the overall plan is to be in Phoenix in March for spring training baseball.

It supposedly takes  a drop of rain 90 days to get from Itasca to the end of the river.  We will be much longer than that.  We'll keep you posted!