wrote on Jun 25^th, 2005 at 11:20pm:

WASTE !!!!

No waste Sir, take it back! .. "The Journey is the Destination" and your  circumstances of this long planned event are the manifestation of the philosophy.  I'll throw all the cliches out,
"that which does not kill us, only makes us stronger".

Take this as proof as what we choose for leisure isn't just a walk in the park. It's an ass kicking in the park.  Cliche #3 "you guys rock".

I was at the Inland Sea Kayak symposium, and soloing touring in the A.I. Lac Superier.  Pretty boats :P, pretty girls  :o, paddling till you drop.  8) or I might have been there... trying.   I probably didn't even think of you wilderness Stumpers  ;D