The excitement of a new adventure

When Eric Sevaried and Walter Port set of on their epic adventure from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay they had never done any camping and had hardly ever been canoeing. As I re-read canoeing with the Cree, and Frosty and I talk about future adventures I can not help but get excited.

"We were off! The trail stretched ahead, a twisting stream of gleaming green water. As we began to paddle against the stiff current, we could hear a bugle playing and the guns firing at Fort Snelling. Over head, several airplanes were circling-not in our honor, for our start was very inauspicious, but the unintentional salutations were timely.

At the first bend I turned and looked back. Our families were still on the dock, watching. A few more strokes of our paddles and green willows slid out and hit the dock. We were alone with the green water, mossy banks, and the tree which bent over the edge."