Some fifty miles downriver of New Orleans, Bohemia Beach comes into view like Brigadoon, an oasis of sandy beach between piles of rip rap that I fear will disappear when I wake up. When I met the Rivergator expedition on the west bank of the Mississippi River at Algiers, downtown New Orleans looming behind
Before I step into Grasshopper, a 30-foot voyageur-style canoe, I regard the big river I am about to navigate with six other paddlers. Lyrics from a song by bluesman Big Bill Broonzy echo in my head: “Mississippi River, it’s so long, deep and wide.” I’ve canoed and camped along the Upper Mississippi many times, hiked
Near Baton Rouge, LA (photo taken April 2014). See more photos here. Barges pushing upriver near Baton Rouge, LA
View of the rail bridge at Louisiana, MO (photo taken March 2015). See more photos here.
Overlook #10 of 13: Looking downriver from the old cemetery at Louisiana, Missouri (photo taken Nov 2011). See more Photos here. Looking downriver from Louisiana, MO
Wondering around with a nice camera can attract attention, or maybe just volunteers. In Baton Rouge last month, these young adults wanted to pose in my shots along the riverfront, so who was I to say no? (photo taken April 2014) See more Pictures here. Baton Rouge riverfront
