Can you folks remember your first solo trip, and think back to share your thoughts and feelings as you finished loading that canoe, and took your first paddle strokes heading into the wilderness on your own? What kinds of trials did you face and have to overcome during your trip? Did you persevere, and finish your planned route in it's entirety, or did you change course for some reason and finish the trip prematurely? I thought this would make for some interesting insight and reading.