Canoeing / River Trips

• Mississippi River, Solo Source to Sea, 103 days

• Yukon River Source to Sea, 70 days

• Churchill River, Saskatchewan, 30 days

• Colorado River, Grand Canyon, 24 days

• North Platte River, Wyoming

• Gunnison River, Colorado

• Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, Montana

• Missouri National Recreational River, South Dakota/NE

• Yellowstone River, Montana

• Green River, Labyrinth & Stillwater Canyons, Utah

• Kankakee River, Illinois

• Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Sea Kayaking, Wisconsin

• Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Minnesota

• Niobrara National Scenic River, Nebraska

• Smith River, Montana

• N. Fork of the Flathead River, Glacier National Park, MT

• Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota

• Red River of the North, North Dakota

• St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, WI

• Lower Wisconsin River, WI

• Colorado River, UT

• Kickapoo River, WI

Canoeing the Mississippi River Solo, Source to Sea

103 Days

In the fall of 2017 I set out to attempt a lifelong dream, to canoe the entire length of the Mississippi River. With little expectation, minimum planning and a canoe full of gear and food, I set out from the rivers source at Lake Itasca, Minnesota. Over the next 103 days I traveled south, paddling my 16 foot canoe through 10 states, from the pristine wilderness of Northern Minnesota to the bayous of Southern Louisiana. Along the way I was taken in by the kindness of strangers and stricken by the beauty of the river and the people who call the Mississippi home. With a pen, pad and small camera, I was able to document every twist and turn of the adventure as it unfolded. Dive in and join thousands of others who’ve been taken along on the adventure of a lifetime, a Source to Sea paddle of the Mighty Mississippi River.

Backpacking

• Brooks Range, Alaska, 45 Days

• Wind River Range, Wyoming

• Beartooth Range, Montana

• Yosemite National Park, California

• Zion National Park, Utah

• Canyonlands National Park, Utah

• Channel Islands National Park, California

• Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado

• Mt. Zirkel Wilderness, Colorado

• Snowy Mountains, Wyoming

• Badlands National Park, South Dakota

Fishing

• Amazon Jungle, Northern Brazil

  • Peacock Bass, Giant Piraiba Catfish, Wolf Fish, Piranha

• Bristol Bay, Alaska

  • King Salmon, Rainbow Trout

• Central Indiana Lake Region

  • Musky

• Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Minnesota

  • Smallmouth, Pike

• Colorado

  • Rainbow, Brown trout, Cutthroat, Greenback Cutthroat, Pike

• Southwest Montana

  • Trout and more trout

• Christmas Island, Kiribati

  • Bonefish, Trigger fish, GT, Bluefin trevally

• Belize

  • Permit, Bonefish

• Farquhar Atoll, Seychelles

  • Giant Trevally, Sailfish on the Fly, Bumphead Parrot Fish

• Louisiana

  • Redfish, Sheepfish

• Glacial Lakes, South Dakota

  • Walleye, Jumbo Perch, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass

• Illinois & Wisconsin

  • Smallmouth, Largemouth, Pike, Musky, Drum, Catfish, Crappie, Walleye, Bluegill, Bowfin, Carp, Red Horse

• Texas

  • Alligator Gar

Canoeing the Yukon River, Source to Sea

70 Days

2 men. 2 countries. 1 river. 1 canoe. A pen pad, small camera and 2,000 miles across the vast wilderness of Canada and Alaska. 1 amazing adventure.

In the summer of 2018 Will Collins and Jackson Hill loaded up an old Jeep Wrangler, strapped a canoe to the roof and drove 35 hours north to Canada’s Yukon Territory. With little knowledge of the river and no expectations, the two pushed off on what would become a 70 day adventure canoeing the length of the famed Yukon River.