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A Secret History of American River People

Posted on November 16, 2019 (January 11, 2023) by Wes Modes
Storm looms over the Shantyboat Dotty on the Tennessee River

A project to build a collection of personal stories of people who live and work on the river from the deck of a recreated mid-century shantyboat over a series of epic river voyages…

Punk Rafting

Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 11, 2019) by Wes Modes

A few of us set out on a punk rafting journey, building a raft out of found and scavenged materials and floating for a week, Huck Finn-style, on one of the largest fastest rivers on the continent. When we survived, we did it year after year on different rivers….

Freight Train Riding

Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 11, 2019) by Wes Modes
Bryn rides the now defunct Santa Cruz local.

I’ve hopped freight trains for transportation and adventure since 1992 all over the West Coast and Midwest, attending annual hobo gatherings in various places….

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