The purpose of this blog site will be to document my experiences as I paddle alongside the living legend known as Grey Beard…
My day started at campsite #58 at the Bear Paw Campground at Itasca State Park. I was camping with Matt Briggs, Alex Maier, and Amy Robin…
Day 2 of Dale Sanders’ Last Great River Paddle started a little earlier than Day 1. We all agreed to be on the water by 8 am…
Last night and this morning the weather has been very windy. The wind whipped my tarp and kept me awake most of the night…
We did our usual morning briefing and then set out for Lake Irving. Before we could reach Lake Irving though we still had several miles of tree clogged river channel to navigate…
Our goal for the day is to get across Cass Lake and maybe a few more miles to the next river access point…
At 5:30 am, Matt came to my tent and said “Get up Dan. Dale wants to paddle across Cass Lake”…
Today started off pretty much as usual. I was able to hang my hammock last night, so I slept well. I woke up a little after 6 am and started working on my blog post…
I’m at home, sleeping in my own bed. All snuggly and warm. I am so happy. There isn’t a better feeling in the world … then my alarm on my phone goes off…
Today will be a short day on the water. After paddling across Lake Winnie in the wind and then battling the wind for another 17 miles yesterday, we are all ready for an easy day today…
