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The One Eared Bear: Canoeing the White River to Lake Wenatchee, Washington
(State #42/50) I sat on a lifejacket at camp with a tent at my back and a milky blue river rounding the sandbar before me. The sky was gray and light flakes fell upon my keyboard as I typed. At … Continue reading
Brothers of the Boundary Waters: Canoeing Minnesota
(State #34/50) Shane and I laid in the tent at 7 a.m., trying to sleep through the passing roar of eighteen-wheelers — turns out the country road we had pitched by wasn’t as lonely as I had hoped. We heard … Continue reading
Wisconsin Wilderness: Canoeing The Flambeau River with my Pa
(State #33/50) My Mother stood, looking impatient and swatting mosquitoes, as I lugged free-ranging laundry from my car and into her rental. In my backseat, I piled junk onto the adjacent seat and crammed some trash under that pile. Then … Continue reading
Posted in Canoeing the Midwest
Tagged American Rivers, Beer, Black bear, Canoe 50, Canoeing, Flambeau River, mosquitoes, Rain, Wisconsin
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I Saw a Bear! Canoeing Pine Creek, Pennsylvania
(State #24/50) I’m always suspicious of places claiming to be “The Grand Canyon of…” Someone, likely from a bygone tourism board, decided to label the Pine Creek Gorge of Pennsylvania with that title. Indeed, it is a river valley cut … Continue reading
Posted in The Mid-Atlantic
Tagged Allegheny Plataeu, American Rivers, Bald Eagle, Beer, Black bear, Canoe 50, Canoeing, Pennsylvania, Pine Creek Canyon
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