The rivers of North America are quite interesting in terms of travel, since the rafting will turn out not only fascinating, but also quite informative.
Missouri
The Missouri is one of the largest tributaries of the Mississippi. It takes its source in the southeastern part of the state of Montana. The conditionally opening of Missouri began in 1803, when Thomas Jefferson (then the President of the United States) asked Congress for a certain amount. It was these 2,500 dollars that were used to finance the expedition.
The result of a long journey (May 1804 - September 1806) was the appearance of a full-fledged map of the river and the discovery of a new route to the western part of the continent. Modern Missouri is one of the main river arteries of the country, the banks of which have already been almost completely explored.
The waters of the river are very dirty and muddy. The reason for this is the rocks that flow from the headwaters of the Missouri. By the way, the name of the river is translated as "dirty river". This is the name Missouri was given by the Indians who lived on its shores.
Sights:
- Yellowstone National Park, located directly at the headwaters of the rhea;
- Fort Union Trading Post (history museum);
- Little Bighorn (National Monument);
- Badlands (national park);
- Mark Twain (national reserve).
Mississippi
The Mississippi name translates as "great river", and is considered as such because of the powerful current. But it becomes truly full-flowing only when it approaches the southern part of North America.
The second name of the Mississippi is the river of the Holy Spirit. She received it from the Spaniards, who own the right of discoverers (1541). But the French explored the river bed from the source to the very mouth. The "golden age" in the history of the river was the period of the appearance of paddle steamers, and the very first of them sailed on the waters of the Mississippi in 1811.
The river looks quite interesting and unusual near St. Louis, where the Missouri flows into the Mississippi waters. For 40 kilometers, the blue waters of the Mississippi flow without mixing with the muddy yellowish streams of the Missouri. It is also surprising that the fresh waters of the Mississippi do not mix with the ocean. The river bends around the Florida Peninsula and dissolves into the Gulf Stream.
Sights:
- the cities of Minneapolis, Baton Rouge, St. Louis, New Orleans;
- National parks;
- a huge number of beautiful bridges.
Yukon
Translated from the language of the local Indians, the name Yukon sounds like "Great River". Its total length is 3187 km. Until the beginning of the 19th century, none of the Europeans knew about the Yukon at all. And the first white man who got to its shores was Pyotr Korsakovsky in 1819.
But the Yukon, or rather its tributary, the Klondike River, became especially popular during the "gold rush", when hundreds of thousands of prospectors rushed to its banks.
In winter, the air temperature on the coast of the river can drop to an eerie -50 ° C. And winter in these places lasts almost six months a year.
Sights:
- the town of Whitehorse, where it is worth visiting the Berengia Museum of Local Lore, the Klondike steamer;
- Cloway National Park;
- the town of Dawson, stylized as the era of the "gold rush".
