Bobby Liston
9/7/15
Wow, I
can’t believe today is my day to have the journal. After a night of catching
three northern pike and Caleb finding a school of walleye there is not much
more a guy could ask for. I have been feeling a little tired mentally and
physically from this expedition. After Jeff read an excerpt from the Singing
Wildnerness by Sigurd Olson, a wonderful book I was assigned to read, put
everything into perspective. Something needed to be changed and I needed to
turn this trip around. I might never know that longing for adventure after
ECOEE. I say this because it is the first time doing many of these things. The
next day (today) I woke up, packed my gear nice and early and portaged. It was
a gloomy day which made my mood not so bright. We were given a lesson on rapids
and we walked up a pretty strong rapid grasping our paddles for balance. We
were then given the option of running the rapids or carrying our canoes across
the portage full of rocks and logs. At first, I was extremely afraid. This was
more of a fear of the unknown. I knew this was the kind of fear I wanted from
this trip. Something I have been waiting for my entire life. Josh and I looked
at each other after a quick scouting session and said “Lets do this, do or
die”. After strapping my Kodak action cam to my chest we were ready. WHAT A
RUSH! As we raced down the rapids and my adrenaline was spiking in my veins.
“DRAW RIGHT! STEER LEFT!”, commands were shouted out and we finally landed in
the calm eddie. What a thrill ride, and I couldn’t believe I was scared to do
this. I also said the same thing when I went on my first roller coaster ride.
This was a giant leap from my confidence and flying through my rapids and I
knew the Missinaibi River has finally welcomed us.
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