A dream come True!

  • fishermn
    Posts: 2
    July 23, 2006 at 4:22 am #1250908

    A buddy of mine took a couple of months off of work, and is canoeing down the Minnesota river as we speak. He left Ortonville on July 1st, and plans to go down the Minnesota, then the Mississippi, and then up the St. Croix River. He doesn’t have much for modern convienence along with him, other than a cell phone (emergancies), a propane stove, a small radio (weather info). He has a pile of dehydrated food/MRE’s along, a tent, and of course his fishin rods. And no he isn’t using a trolling motor, he is paddling the entire way-the way one should canoe! He is living a dream, something he’s always wanted to do. And to be quite honest, something I’d loved to have done had I not been married w/children! A dream only a few will EVER get to realize!

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59998
    July 23, 2006 at 4:41 am #462654

    Fishermn…there’s only one thing stopping anyone from realizing their dream….themselves.

    My hat’s off to the fella that’s living his dream

    shayla
    Posts: 1399
    July 23, 2006 at 10:22 am #462667

    Quote:

    Fishermn…there’s only one thing stopping anyone from realizing their dream….themselves.

    My hat’s off to the fella that’s living his dream

    I second that! Good Luck to your buddy.

    My dream is something similar, I’ve wanted to take an entire fall off and travel the Quetico in a solo-canoe….someday, someday……

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59998
    July 23, 2006 at 10:29 am #462668

    Mine is to work at a Resort on the Mississippi River…for a week or two…

    Take another week of Dean!

    micah-witham
    Richfield
    Posts: 604
    July 23, 2006 at 11:20 am #462672

    my in laws stopped in clearwater on the way home from bemidji and overheard a guy and his 13 year old kid who were on there way to the gulf of mexico in a kayak. i guess the guy did it when he was like 19 and now his kid is doing it with him. talk about a trip. what a way to bond with your son.

    fishahollik
    South Range, WI
    Posts: 1776
    July 23, 2006 at 11:35 am #462673

    I have always wanted to take boat, fishing gear and my shotgun and camp for a month and “live off the land” but since the DNR frowns on “hunting” out of season and no guns allowed in Voyagers park…I guess I will never be able to do it.

    TSCTSC
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 499
    July 24, 2006 at 2:11 am #462810

    Isn’t it going to be tough going to go up the St Croix against the current. I have a healthy respect for river currents cos when I want to anchor and fish for crappies, I usually have to fight the current to get the boat just right. Imagine a canoe. But I think the Minnesota and the Mississippi part should be good.

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