My first full day on the river was great! It started off early with a phone call from my old middle school, Clinton Rosette. Despite having no service at the campsite, I learned that walking about 200 yards down a 4wheeler trail yielded 1 to 2 bars...enough to make a few calls. My first conversation went well, and I'm excited to team up with my old middle school to make a class project out of my adventure. Throughout the 2,300+ miles I will be checking in with the class and working with them on projects such as US geography, historical towns along the river and sharing the various natural wonders I encounter, all while telling stories from the journey. While all of that is good and well, the aspect I am most excited about is working with the kids to help them understand that any goal is possible. That it is OK to be different and have different goals than those around you. More to come on that in the future.
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