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Mo River Long Distance Paddlers - What is the Q&A?
Hover over each image above to see who and a bit about their trip.
Missouri River Paddlers Q & A:
Below is a compilation of questions asked to Thru-Paddlers who have paddled all, or a majority of, the Missouri River. Most answers vary somewhat, but this will give you a good idea of things to think about during your planning. All are members of the Missouri River Paddlers group, so you can contact them for more questions. Click each name below to read the Q&A.
- Shane Westen (Q&A 2025) * New: Updated Jan-2026
- Bob Winston (Q&A 2025) * New, Updated Jan-2026
- David Langhorst (Q&A 2024) * New: uploaded May-2025
- Jim Fleming (Q&A 2024)
- Dee Landau (Q&A 2024)
- Tim & Cora Berry (Q&A 2024)
- Dan Faust (Q&A from 2024). ALSO-- Check out Dan's, Missouri River Cheat Sheet
- Joe Speldrich ( Q&A from 2024)
- Bill Behrns (Q&A from 2023)
- Annie Balthazar (Nov-2023) Q&A
- Tom Boyko (Oct, 2023) Q&A
- Missouri Bill Cottrell (Oct, 2023) Q&A
- Dave Hillman Q&A (Additional notes, including detailed camping info in our resources. Click here and scroll down to "Camping")
- Amanda Hoenes Q&A
- Joe Forrester Q&A
- David Forbes Q&A
- Bob Bellingham Q&A
- Ellen Magellen Falterman Q&A ; also, Website & Blog
- Tom Bailey Q&A
- Charles Vaught Q&A
- Abe Quinby Q&A
- Tina Brooke Q&A
- John Sullivan Q&A
- Bill Heimman Q&A
- Dom Liboiron Q&A
- Janet Breuer Q&A
- Scott SUP Mestrezat Q&A
- Adventure Aaron Carotta Q&A
- Jared Jellison Q&A
- Larry "Coach" Hoff Q&A
- Norm Miller Q&A
- Rod Weeding Q&A
- Muddy Mike Clark Q&A
- John McFarland Q&A
- Lloyd Bailey Q&A
- Ellen Kolbo-McDonah Q&A
- Rod Wellington Q&A
- Gary & Linda DeKock Q&A
- Dirk Rohrbach Q&A
- Jim Emanuel Q&A
- Tom Elpel Q&A
- Scott Robinson Q&A
- Mark Fingerhut Q&A
- Jeff Medley Q&A
- Bruce Kurzhals Q&A
- Kathy Kurzhals Q&A
- Allen Palmer Q&A
- Andy Bugh Q&A
- Linda Elder - (See below audio link for her Q&A read by Norm Miller)
- Linda Elder ( Hand written answers were submitted, so her Q&A is audio. Click to listen) COMING SOON!
March 18, 2024 ZOOM Q&A: Below is our most recent ZOOM with many of the 2024 paddlers
headed out this spring.
headed out this spring.
Q&A and Presentation by Dave Hillman of his 2022 solo kayak expedition from Montana to the Gulf. Recorded Feb 8, 2023
(Additional notes, including detailed camp locations, are posted in the "Resources" page, scroll down to camping.)
On March 22, 2021, a Zoom Q&A took place between several paddlers who are headed out down the river this spring. The questions were answered by some of the MoRP veterans. Here is the link:
Missouri River Paddlers Q&A Part 2: April 2021
Our 2022 group of paddlers headed out spring of 2022
Q&A with veteran river paddlers on March 20th.
Great questions and answers by all.
Q&A with veteran river paddlers on March 20th.
Great questions and answers by all.
A Q&A Live ZOOM took place on May 5, 2022, with several Mo-veterans and those headed out in 2022. It lasted nearly 2-hours, and is a wealth of information. Click below to watch.