The only book title I can think of is "Follow the River" but it is about a pioneer woman captured by Native Americans who eventually escapes and follows the Ohio River to the colonies. I think it was supposed to be a true story.

Dang, I wish I could go, but we have other plans. I took a course from one of the speakers, Gary Koller, last fall and he's really great. I never knew daylilies were edible!

Synopsis... as of 3 am...a 991mb surface low is located just west of Jefferson City MO...with rapid pressure falls to the east and northeast of this low. The rain snow line is approximately from Stockton Illinois...to Iowa City...to near Ottumwa...with convection along and south of that axis continuing to produce occasional burst of heavy wet snow...while a more steady snow continues to the north. Farther south...upright thunderstorms continue to fire from near kirks ville through the quadrant cities...this convection earlier brought thundersnow...but is now a mix by latest reports or just rain. Heavy snow and blowing snow is found from central Iowa through eastern Kansas. An incredible evolution of dynamics is set to take place today as a new deformation zone is forecast to develop over the County Warning Area as temperatures aloft become cold enough for all snow. During this time...a massive pressure drop is forecast creating favorable conditions wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour through this evening. Short term... today will be tremendously changeable day...as the central areas begin with moderate to heavy rain and thunderstorms...then rapidly change over to heavy wet snow and high winds...blizzard conditions. Our west should see high winds develop around 5 to 7 am...and a Blizzard Warning continues...now until midnight. Have upgraded the central counties to Blizzard Warning through midnight as secondary deformation zone is forecast by all models...and is now forming in eastern Kansas as shown on satellite and radar. This new def zone should be very intense...and compared to the current one over Iowa and Nebraska...it should be smaller in size. This tightening is common with very intense cyclones...and should not be viewed as a diminishing feature. The gradient of around 30 mb over Iowa today should be more than enough for very high winds sustained around 40 miles per hour...gusting to 50 - 60 miles per hour through this evening. Tree damage and power-line damage certainly appears likely due to wet snow accumulation on them stressed farther by high winds. Visibilities should be sub 1/4 in open areas over most the County Warning Area in heavy snow today. ... it begins... it appears the Burlington through quadrant cities to Freeport counties will not change until 9 am to 11 am...but once it does... a high impact event will unfold. Rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour should allow for a quick 4 to 8 inches of snow along the Mississippi River in southeast Iowa northeast to around Freeport. Heavy quantitative precipitation forecast in models is concerning for more snow...and will be watched closely as things evolve...though the wind is as much as a threat as any with this event.

such a funny story..we'd gone into moab to see arches nat park...we really didn't want to drive all the way back to I70, but found a "local" road on the map...it was awesome the first few miles following a river with a huge cliffs on the passenger side...soon it got narrower, and finally turned to dirt...then we came up on a wooden bridge no sides! praying it would hold the car, we crossed and finally found the way back to the I70...it was such an adventure...