Never in a million years would I anticipate that when I reserved two crews for Northern Tier that not only would I get zero Scouts from my unit to go, but that it would turn into a trip of strangers. But yet, that’s exactly what happened. I had always wanted to know what it would be like to go on a trip like this, and so I got my wish….
July 27, 2023 It’s a mostly sunny morning today. It’s a nice chance from the haze of Canadian wildfire smoke which has been in the air so much recently. We’re on the water pretty early today. Conditions couldn’t be better. The water and wind is calm. The air is warm and the sunshine feels good …
July 26, 2023 Well, the dawn paddle didn’t happen. The weather forecast turned out to be accurate & strong storms blew through camp around 3AM, right when we were planning on waking up. I woke up and heard it coming and was able to get out to batten down the hammock hatches before it hit. …
July 25, 2023 Today starts with a nice layer of dew on the gear. My rough night in the hammock a full day behind me I slept pretty well last night and am feeling better than yesterday. Maybe it was the sound of water rushing over the falls? We take last looks at the falls …
July 24, 2023 Had one of my worst nights in the hammock last night. It wasn’t “thundering migraine followed by puking” bad, but close. I was coughing so much it kept waking me up. I must have only slept a few hours and spent the rest of the time hacking up a lung. Ugh. This …