• Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.

    Robert Frost

  • "One who knows the Mississippi will promptly aver—not aloud, but to himself—that ten thousand River Commissions, with the mines of the world at their back, cannot tame that lawless stream".

    Mark Twain

  • “Believe me my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”

    Wind in the WIllows

Dawn Brodey Dawn Brodey

What is The Big Trip?

We’re about to undertake an 1,800+ mile journey down the Mississippi River. Here’s what we know going in.

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Dawn Brodey Dawn Brodey

The Road Here

How The Big Trip Blog was almost lost. A note from 12 years later…

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