I thought I was the only one who seemed to be missing the Columbia Brigade life. It seems that all the prior paddling partners that I have emailed, all are saying pretty much the same thing. It gets in your blood.
The 4 AM wakeups,the early morning paddles on the pristine water,the sunshine,the bloody rain that wouldn`t quit, the headwind when you are so near to the finish,the absolute beautiful scenery, the jockularity..jockularity?..yes there was plenty of that. We had a lot of fun. Maybe it was just because we were all away from the steady grind of everyday life. I know I miss it and that life must go on. In Slave lake Alberta it truly must go on as the rebuild of this community is just getting started. Thanks for listening and go have a peek at the flikr site where I have uploaded a months worth of my life on a 26 foot Northern Canoe.
By the way I did eat pemmican and flat bread. The pemmican I can do without, but I certainly understand how it was a life saver. BUT 3 lbs at a sitting...GROSS....
Dwaine`s Flikr Site
David Thompson Columbia Brigade-2011 A member of the NALS TEAM North American Land Surveyors Koo Koo Sint and Paddle Song are the names of our canoes
