Dim moonlight lit the banks of the Missouri River as Jeff Barrow left Glasgow, paddling his way through the evening in his long, pointy canoe. The light fog hovering over the water’s surface made steering especially difficult, even for the intermediate canoer. The heat-filled day of paddling he had just completed, combined with little sleep put Barrow in a mysterious situation.
Long, strange trip
Paddling at night new experience for many Missouri River 340 participants
Friday, August 3, 2007 | 1:02 a.m. CDT;
updated 8:35 p.m. CDT, Monday, July 21, 2008
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