Lower Mississippi River Dispatch No. 896
"Voice of the Lower Mississippi River"
Memphis, TN ~ Helena, AR ~ Clarksdale, MS ~ Vicksburg, MS
Photos & Text (c) 2023 John Ruskey
River Time: finally getting a chance to share the best of Quapaw Canoe Company 2022 scenes and sightings. Many of these depict the historic low water year, the lowest water levels ever in some places. Many come from when the water was high (although it never got to flood stage, or even near it). Many come from our favorite sections of river including the Chickasaw Bluffs, and the wildest of the wild, the Muddy Waters Wilderness. Many illustrate our favorite adventures, with old friends, and new friends made. Many feature the creatures we saw, the insects, mammals, fish and birds --the precious sparkling variety of creation we visit with and live with during our river trips -- some in full color expression (like the katydids and kingfishers), others we know only for the footprints they leave in the sand (such as the bobcats and coyote). We hope you enjoy the 2022 journey as much as we have enjoyed serving you, and simultaneously serving our queen Mother Mississippi and her multi-layered floodplain rainbow extravaganza of creation. We continue doing the same in 2023. Go here to visit new website for an incredible array of trip offerings!
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