Extreme Travel Trivia

Contest 264:

Anchor Away

NBC is toasting the departing Tom Brokaw by sending him on a rafting trip down a river that crosses from Mississipi into Alabama mid-state.

Name the river.

Deadline for Contest 264 entries is Friday, Dec. 10, at 10 a.m. Send entries by e-mail (travtrivia@ washpost.com; put "ETT No. 264" in subject field); fax (202-912- 3609); or U.S. mail (postcards only) to Extreme Travel Trivia, Washington Post Travel Section, 1150 15th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20071). One entry per person. Winner chosen at random from correct entries.

RESULTS FROM 262: WIVES' TALES

In Contest 262, we told you that to score a big Sunday hit, ABC had dispatched a writer to a lakeside retreat in Canada's Northwest Territories east of Yellowknife. Congratulations to Dennis LaPoma of Clarksville, Md., who wins a Travel mousepad for reaching Desperation Lake.

Coming Next Week: Winner of Contest 263, Hoops-de-do