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Paddling for Parkinson’s

June 8, 2009 by Jason Savage 1 Comment

Joe Forrester

Joe Forrester. © Jason Savage

This morning I had the opportunity to meet up with paddler Joe Forrester who has begun one serious trip. He started his journey on June 2nd at the headwaters of the Missouri river and plans to paddle it’s entire length to the Mississippi, and from there continue down to the Gulf of Mexico. When he is finished he will have logged almost 4,000  miles.

Joe’s intent for this trip is to raise money to help fight Parkinson’s and by attempting this incredible journey, hopes to bring more awareness to this unfortunate disease. Joe’s Grandfather was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2005.

From his trip, he hopes to raise $20,000 that will be donated to the National Parkinson Foundation. If you’re interested in learning more about Joe and his Journey or making a donation, please check out his website at www.paddlingforparkinsons.com.

Joe Forrester

Joe Forrester.© Jason Savage

On his site he has a map with current GPS locations, so you can follow Joe along the journey.

In addition to meeting Joe this morning, fellow Montana Paddler Norm Miller was along to help Joe with his portage. Norm is a great guy who has also done some serious paddling. In 2004 he paddled the Missouri river upstream from St. Louis, Missouri continuing on to the Pacific Ocean. He said it took him over six months to complete the trip.

It was great to be able to hear both Joe’s and Norm’s experience with Paddling the Missouri, as it’s one truly magnificent river. Best of Luck to you Joe!

Filed Under: General Posts Tagged With: Kayaking, Missouri River, Paddle, Parkinson Diesease, River

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  1. Anthony Harden says

    June 8, 2009 at 6:09 pm

    Jason,

    I linked this story onto Twitter. Hopefully a few more people will see it and respond!

    -Anthony

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Based in Montana, Jason works as a freelance and commercial photographer, specializing in travel and outdoor photography.

His work has been featured in National Geographic Traveler, Time, Outside, Audubon, Outdoor Photographer,The Nature Conservancy and many others.
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