The Winding River
Kyle Pickett
Today started off slow for us. Some
didn’t wake up on time, and some didn’t move as quickly as they would have
liked. We cooked, packed bags, loaded canoes all in a timely manner, but we
still didn’t get on the river at the time we wanted too. We had all forgotten
to check our maps and figure out what the mileage for the day would be. This
had us sitting around for an extra hour. After we figured out everything, we
finally got on the river and headed down the long and winding Grass River.
As we paddled down the river many
felt like we were traveling down a long lazy creek like the ones in a water
park. This lazy river allowed for us to enjoy ourselves as we paddled on,
enjoyed each other’s company, and admired the scenery around us. After only one
small mishap with directions, we finally reached our destination on Elbow Lake.
WE set up camp at the best campsite we had seen yet and then began lessons. Ro
taught us all about the birds we could encounter and Shane taught us about
tolerance.
We ended lessons with Jeff’s, which
was over conflict resolution. Jeff taught us the importance of how we should
work with the people we are having conflicts with and not push them aside.
After this lesson and the debrief we all went to our cook groups and got ready
for dinner and the rest of the night.
As I sit here writing this entry I
think back to times we have had conflicts as a group and what lies ahead for
us. But even with all these conflicts I look at this group and I see men and
women that I will be able to call friends, even when the hard times get us
down.
“
Adventure, we found, was not about gymnastic moves or mental steel but the head
on collision between what we wanted and what we got” – unknown
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