Slowly kayaking down the Mississippi

The New York Times reports on the father and son boat trip down the Mississippi.

Paul Schneider and his 15-year-old son took to the river near St. Louis and kayaked down its slow waters.

The truth is, my 15-year-old son and I didn’t have specific destinations in mind on this kayaking trip in June. We hadn’t come to the Mississippi to prove or conquer anything. We just came to see what the most storied river in America had to offer a couple of supplicants with plastic boats and a week and a half with which to play.

Read the full story: Peacefully adrift as the Mississippi rolls by

Photo by Evelyn Hockstein for The New York Times