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Distant Horizons
Following the human-powered adventures of Andy Knapp.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Andy's Obituary in the Minneapolis Star Tribune on 6/24/2009:
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...and picked up by the Washington Post:
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Monday, June 22, 2009
The End Has Come
Friends and Family,
Andy has left for his next adventure.
At 3:00 AM on June 22, 2009, Andy paddled off into the night.
He was surrounded by his loving family for this peaceful sendoff.
Denise appreciates everyone's comments and farewell notes to Andy in this blog.
There will be a Celebration of Life in mid-July, please stay tuned for the details.
You can continue to send him a farewell messages, and leave notes for Denise and Kaitlyn on this blog.
Goodbye, good friend.
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Safe Travels, Andy
Bald Mountain Summit - August 2008
The New Obi-Wan Kenobi Look
Day 70. My hair is whiter, but I didn't loose all of it.
First Outdoor Walk in a Month
Day 19. Trudging around the block on the first 50-degree day
My Home Pharmacy
Friday, March 6. Trying to keep track of all the pills.
Light at the End of the Tunnel
March 3, 2009, Day 8.
The Days Tick By
Friday, Feb. 27th, Day 4.
February 23, Transplant Day
Receiving the infusion of marrow and stem cells from my donor brother Pete.
It Will Take a Long Time to Get to Alaska on this Bike!
February 19, 2009 - "Day Minus 4"
At the Start of the Hospital Stay
February 17, 2009 - "Day Minus 6"
Bicycling in Minneapolis in December
On the Midtown Greenway, Dec. 8, 2008.
Denise and I at Brule Lake, BWCA
July 2008
Arriving at Alaska Border near Skagway
40th Anniversary Bike Trip, 2655 miles in 24 days, July 30, 2007
Family canoe trip in Boundary Waters
July, 2006.
Half Way Around Lake Superior
In Pukaskwa Park on a 30-day, 1136-mile sea kayak circumnavigation without resupply, July 1996.
In the Middle of Lake Superior, July 8, 1993.
N 47 deg. 46.9' W 88 deg. 25.5' on the North-South Crossing.
Denise and I Bicycle across Europe
Oppenau, Germany, August 1984
Kayaking the Noatak River, Brooks Range, Alaska
Approaching the DeLong Mtns. with Russ Lindgren, July 1981.
On the Summit of Mt. McKinley
20,320 ft., with the Midwest Mountaineering team, May 27, 1979.
Hiking the Crest of the Brooks Range in 1972
502 miles from Kubuk Village to Arctic Village, Alaska, in 55 days.
After Biking to Alaska and Back, 7460 miles.
Roseville, MN, Sept. 15, 1967
On the 1964 Bike Trip around Lake Superior
Grand Marais, MN, July 2, 1964
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