Day 22: Elk River → Islands of Peace Archipelago Date: July 30th, 2022 URM 877 → URM 861 Distance today: 16 Miles River Time: 8 hrs Today I converted my boat to a tandem canoe, because my uncle Brad joined me for the morning! He met me at unofficial River Angels Rolly and Sue’s house, early this morning. We said our goodbyes and leapt into the swift-moving current.
River of Doubt, by Candice Millard, the true story of Theodore Roosevelt's trip on the Amazon River. Dark at times, but fascinating.
I second your rave review of No Ordinary Time. Doris Kearns Goodwin's fabulous social history of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and their times. Her best book. But Team of Rivals, about Lincoln and his cabinet, is also excellent.
The riveting true story of Dick Conant, an American folk hero who, over the course of more than twenty years, canoed solo thousands of miles of American rivers—and then disappeared near the Outer Banks of North Carolina. This book “contains everything: adventure, mystery, travelogue, and unforgettable characters” (David Grann, best-selling author of Killers of the Flower Moon).
Have you read Paddle Pilgrim by David Ellingson? Good book! You may like it.
Book recommendation
River of Doubt, by Candice Millard, the true story of Theodore Roosevelt's trip on the Amazon River. Dark at times, but fascinating.
I second your rave review of No Ordinary Time. Doris Kearns Goodwin's fabulous social history of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and their times. Her best book. But Team of Rivals, about Lincoln and his cabinet, is also excellent.
Book Recomendation
The riveting true story of Dick Conant, an American folk hero who, over the course of more than twenty years, canoed solo thousands of miles of American rivers—and then disappeared near the Outer Banks of North Carolina. This book “contains everything: adventure, mystery, travelogue, and unforgettable characters” (David Grann, best-selling author of Killers of the Flower Moon).