John Ruskey is the founder of Quapaw Canoe Company in Clarksdale, Mississippi, the creator and author of Rivergator.org - a paddlers guide to the lower Mississippi River, and author of Wildmiles.org. 

We talk all things paddling, canoeing the Mississippi River, history of the river, the Delta Blues, how rivers can change us and more. 

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SRE Outdoors is a Family Owned & Operated Outdoor Gear Shop in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Great gear, great prices, unbeatable customer service. Use code WILL at checkout for 10% off your first order.

Soda Peak Outfitters - Experience true Wyoming Wilderness With Soda Peak Outfitters. DIY and Guided Pack trips, fishing trips and more. Nestled in the Greater Yellowstone Area, Soda Peak calls the stunning Bridger Teton National Forest and the Teton Wilderness Home. Use code BR2024 for 5% off any trip, or email [email protected] for details or to help you plan your wilderness adventure.

Fishell Paddles - Makers of Fine, Handcrafted Wooden Canoe Paddles
Try a Fishell paddle and FEEL the difference. Each paddle is handmade by Greg Fishell at his shop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Will uses a Ray Special model, and outfits all of his trips with Fishell Paddles as well. Use code WILL at checkout for a free paddle hanger w/ purchase of new paddle!

Interested in advertising or partnering with Buffalo Roamer Outdoors? Contact Will here: buffaloroamer.com/contact

John Chase is the host of Paddling the Blue Podcast and an avid sea kayaker. 

We talk all things sea kayaking, paddling the Great Lakes, kayak camping trips and more. 

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SREgear.com
SRE Outdoors is a Family Owned & Operated Outdoor Gear Shop in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Great gear, great prices, unbeatable customer service. Use code WILL at checkout for 10% off your first order.

Soda Peak Outfitters - Experience true Wyoming Wilderness With Soda Peak Outfitters. DIY and Guided Pack trips, fishing trips and more. Nestled in the Greater Yellowstone Area, Soda Peak calls the stunning Bridger Teton National Forest and the Teton Wilderness Home. Use code BR2024 for 5% off any trip, or email [email protected] for details or to help you plan your wilderness adventure.

Fishell Paddles - Makers of Fine, Handcrafted Wooden Canoe Paddles
Try a Fishell paddle and FEEL the difference. Each paddle is handmade by Greg Fishell at his shop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Will uses a Ray Special model, and outfits all of his trips with Fishell Paddles as well. Use code WILL at checkout for a free paddle hanger w/ purchase of new paddle!

Interested in advertising or partnering with Buffalo Roamer Outdoors? Contact Will here: buffaloroamer.com/contact

Greg Fishell is the owner and lead craftsmen at Fishell Paddles, makers of custom handmade wooden canoe paddles.

We talk canoeing, crafting paddles, camping, the Grand Canyon, slacklining, camping, and more. 

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Soda Peak Outfitters - Experience true Wyoming Wilderness With Soda Peak Outfitters. DIY and Guided Pack trips, fishing trips and more. Nestled in the Greater Yellowstone Area, Soda Peak calls the stunning Bridger Teton National Forest and the Teton Wilderness Home. Use code BR2024 for 5% off any trip, or email [email protected] for details or to help you plan your wilderness adventure.

Fishell Paddles - Makers of Fine, Handcrafted Wooden Canoe Paddles
Try a Fishell paddle and FEEL the difference. Each paddle is handmade by Greg Fishell at his shop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Will uses a Ray Special model, and outfits all of his trips with Fishell Paddles as well. Use code WILL at checkout for a free paddle hanger w/ purchase of new paddle!

SREgear.com
SRE Outdoors is a Family Owned & Operated Outdoor Gear Shop in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Great gear, great prices, unbeatable customer service. Use code WILL at checkout for 10% off your first order.

Interested in advertising or partnering with Buffalo Roamer Outdoors? Contact Will here: buffaloroamer.com/contact

Boyce Upholt is a writer and author of The Great River - The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi. 

We talk all about the Mighty Mississippi River, canoeing, history, barges, Locks and Dams and more. 

Join Will on the River! Summer and Fall 2024 Guided Canoe trips available at www.buffaloroamer.com/trips

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Soda Peak Outfitters - Experience true Wyoming Wilderness With Soda Peak Outfitters. DIY and Guided Pack trips, fishing trips and more. Nestled in the Greater Yellowstone Area, Soda Peak calls the stunning Bridger Teton National Forest and the Teton Wilderness Home. Use code BR2024 for 5% off any trip, or email [email protected] for details or to help you plan your wilderness adventure.

Fishell Paddles - Makers of Fine, Handcrafted Wooden Canoe Paddles
Try a Fishell paddle and FEEL the difference. Each paddle is handmade by Greg Fishell at his shop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Will uses a Ray Special model, and outfits all of his trips with Fishell Paddles as well. Use code WILL at checkout for a free paddle hanger w/ purchase of new paddle!

SREgear.com
SRE Outdoors is a Family Owned & Operated Outdoor Gear Shop in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Great gear, great prices, unbeatable customer service. Use code WILL at checkout for 10% off your first order.

Interested in advertising or partnering with Buffalo Roamer Outdoors? Contact Will here: buffaloroamer.com/contact

Some people have the outdoors in their blood. Will Collins is one of them. From the time he attended his first summer camp as a child, he felt drawn to the outdoors. In this episode, I talk with Will about his path from childhood summer camps in Wisconsin to multi-week expeditions in remote areas. In 2017, he paddled source-to-sea on the Mississippi River. I ask him how he planned for the trip, about the generosity of people he met along the way and the daily rhythms of a long-distance trip, and also about adjusting to life after the completion of a big expedition. The year after his Mississippi River trip, he paddled for 70 days on the Yukon River. He describes how that trip differed from paddling the Mississippi. Will’s love for the outdoors extends well beyond his own expeditions, so we finish with a discussion of his podcast, Buffalo Roamer Outdoors, and the guided trips he coordinates. Will’s enthusiasm for getting outside is infectious and may inspire you to get out for your own adventures.

Hope you enjoy this Guest Post as Will joined Dean Klinkenberg on the Mississippi Valley Traveler Podcast.

Join Will on the River! Summer and Fall 2024 Guided Canoe trips available at www.buffaloroamer.com/trips

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Soda Peak Outfitters - Experience true Wyoming Wilderness With Soda Peak Outfitters. DIY and Guided Pack trips, fishing trips and more. Nestled in the Greater Yellowstone Area, Soda Peak calls the stunning Bridger Teton National Forest and the Teton Wilderness Home. Use code BR2024 for 5% off any trip, or email [email protected] for details or to help you plan your wilderness adventure.

Fishell Paddles - Makers of Fine, Handcrafted Wooden Canoe Paddles
Try a Fishell paddle and FEEL the difference. Each paddle is handmade by Greg Fishell at his shop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Will uses a Ray Special model, and outfits all of his trips with Fishell Paddles as well. Use code WILL at checkout for a free paddle hanger w/ purchase of new paddle!

SREgear.com
SRE Outdoors is a Family Owned & Operated Outdoor Gear Shop in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Great gear, great prices, unbeatable customer service. Use code WILL at checkout for 10% off your first order.

Interested in advertising or partnering with Buffalo Roamer Outdoors? Contact Will here: buffaloroamer.com/contact

John Sullivan is a paddler and record keeper of Mississippi River Through Paddlers as admin of the Mississippi River Paddlers Facebook Page. He has canoed the entire length of the Mississippi, the Iowa, Wisconsin, and many other rivers throughout the Mississippi valley. 

We talk canoe camping, thru paddling, and more. 

Join Will on the River! Summer and Fall 2024 Guided Canoe trips available at www.buffaloroamer.com/trips

Brought to you by:

Soda Peak Outfitters - Experience true Wyoming Wilderness With Soda Peak Outfitters. DIY and Guided Pack trips, fishing trips and more. Nestled in the Greater Yellowstone Area, Soda Peak calls the stunning Bridger Teton National Forest and the Teton Wilderness Home. Use code BR2024 for 5% off any trip, or email [email protected] for details or to help you plan your wilderness adventure.

Fishell Paddles - Makers of Fine, Handcrafted Wooden Canoe Paddles
Try a Fishell paddle and FEEL the difference. Each paddle is handmade by Greg Fishell at his shop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Will uses a Ray Special model, and outfits all of his trips with Fishell Paddles as well. Use code WILL at checkout for a free paddle hanger w/ purchase of new paddle!

SREgear.com
SRE Outdoors is a Family Owned & Operated Outdoor Gear Shop in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Great gear, great prices, unbeatable customer service. Use code WILL at checkout for 10% off your first order.

Interested in advertising or partnering with Buffalo Roamer Outdoors? Contact Will here: buffaloroamer.com/contact

Tori Baird is an paddle and outdoor woman. She hosts workshop for women paddlers at Paddle Like a Girl, has a TV show streaming on Disney+ called Home In the Wild and hosts a youtube channel.

We talk canoeing, camping, paddling with a young family, youtube, classic Canadian Canoe routes, Green River Utah, Disney+ show, character building canoe trips, filming trips for youtube, flooded out camp spots and more.

Join Will on the River! Summer and Fall 2024 Guided Canoe trips available at www.buffaloroamer.com/trips

Brought to you by:

Soda Peak Outfitters - Experience true Wyoming Wilderness With Soda Peak Outfitters. DIY and Guided Pack trips, fishing trips and more. Nestled in the Greater Yellowstone Area, Soda Peak calls the stunning Bridger Teton National Forest and the Teton Wilderness Home. Use code BR2024 for 5% off any trip, or email [email protected] for details or to help you plan your wilderness adventure.

Fishell Paddles - Makers of Fine, Handcrafted Wooden Canoe Paddles
Try a Fishell paddle and FEEL the difference. Each paddle is handmade by Greg Fishell at his shop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Will uses a Ray Special model, and outfits all of his trips with Fishell Paddles as well. Use code WILL at checkout for a free paddle hanger w/ purchase of new paddle!

SREgear.com
SRE Outdoors is a Family Owned & Operated Outdoor Gear Shop in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Great gear, great prices, unbeatable customer service. Use code WILL at checkout for 10% off your first order.

Interested in advertising or partnering with Buffalo Roamer Outdoors? Contact Will here: buffaloroamer.com/contact

Hap Wilson is an artist, author, conservationist and renowned canoeist and outdoorsman. He is an International Fellow of the Explorer’s Club and member of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and has paddled over 60,000 kilometers across Canada.

We talk Canadian Wilderness, building trails, how guidebooks can save a river, Temagami, and more. 

www.hapwilson.com

Join Will on the River! Summer and Fall 2024 Guided Canoe trips available at www.buffaloroamer.com/trips

Brought to you by:

Soda Peak Outfitters - Experience true Wyoming Wilderness With Soda Peak Outfitters. DIY and Guided Pack trips, fishing trips and more. Nestled in the Greater Yellowstone Area, Soda Peak calls the stunning Bridger Teton National Forest and the Teton Wilderness Home. Use code BR2024 for 5% off any trip, or email [email protected] for details or to help you plan your wilderness adventure.

Fishell Paddles - Makers of Fine, Handcrafted Wooden Canoe Paddles
Try a Fishell paddle and FEEL the difference. Each paddle is handmade by Greg Fishell at his shop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Will uses a Ray Special model, and outfits all of his trips with Fishell Paddles as well. Use code WILL at checkout for a free paddle hanger w/ purchase of new paddle!

SREgear.com
SRE Outdoors is a Family Owned & Operated Outdoor Gear Shop in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Great gear, great prices, unbeatable customer service. Use code WILL at checkout for 10% off your first order.

Interested in advertising or partnering with Buffalo Roamer Outdoors? Contact Will here: buffaloroamer.com/contact

Trapper Haskins is an author, musican, woodworker and outdoorsman. His book "Crooked Old River, Rowing Toward Redemption on the Mississippi" is out now.

We talk traveling the Mississippi, building a rowboat, the pull of the River, writing a book, music, John Hartford and more. 

Join Will on the River! Summer and Fall 2024 Guided Canoe trips available at www.buffaloroamer.com/trips

Brought to you by:

Fishell Paddles - Makers of Fine, Handcrafted Wooden Canoe Paddles
Try a Fishell paddle and FEEL the difference. Each paddle is handmade by Greg Fishell at his shop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Will uses a Ray Special model, and outfits all of his trips with Fishell Paddles as well. Use code WILL at checkout for a free paddle hanger w/ purchase of new paddle!

SREgear.com
SRE Outdoors is a Family Owned & Operated Outdoor Gear Shop in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Great gear, great prices, unbeatable customer service. Use code WILL at checkout for 10% off your first order.

Interested in advertising or partnering with Buffalo Roamer Outdoors? Contact Will here: buffaloroamer.com/contact

Ray Goodwin has been a mainstay in the UK Canoe and Kayak scene for over 30 years. He has crossed the Irish Sea by canoe, kayaked the Grand Canyon, Ice Climbed Africa and has paddled rivers of all kinds across the globe. He was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II and is a member of the Council of the Canadian Canoe Museum in Ontario, Canada. He is the author of a technique book called Canoeing. 

Check out his Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/@RayGoodwinCanoe
Website: https://www.raygoodwin.com/

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Fishell Paddles - Makers of Fine, Handcrafted Wooden Canoe Paddles
Try a Fishell paddle and FEEL the difference. Each paddle is handmade by Greg Fishell at his shop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Will uses a Ray Special model, and outfits all of his trips with Fishell Paddles as well. Use code WILL at checkout for a free paddle hanger w/ purchase of new paddle!

SREgear.com
SRE Outdoors is a Family Owned & Operated Outdoor Gear Shop in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Great gear, great prices, unbeatable customer service. Use code WILL at checkout for 10% off your first order.

Interested in advertising or partnering with Buffalo Roamer Outdoors? Contact Will here: buffaloroamer.com/contact