Rolling On The Mighty Mississippi

At first, I thought this was a painting when I saw it in our paper, The Vicksburg Post, last Saturday. The picture was taken by photographer, Eli Baylis, while Madelyn Hille, left, and Adam Hoffmeister, both of Indianapolis, paddle towards the Mississippi River on the Yazoo Diversion Canal last Friday.  On a journey to New Orleans that started at the headwaters of the Mississippi River the couple has camped, paddled and baked in the sun for the last 60 days, the article said.  "The scariest part of the trip has been the barges," said Hille, speaking of the wake that tow boats and their barges create.  They plan to travel back through the Mississippi Delta by vehicle on their way home, Hille said, "Because we have met so many nice people,"