The trip kind of started with a thud. We got a late start and didn't make it to Lake Itasca until 1:30. With this being the headwaters of the Nation's most important river there was an abundance of educational and historical information. And since we were about to embark on trying to canoe the entire length of this river it only seemed right to take some time, look around, and get to know the river a little better. After all, we'll be spending ALOT of time together from here on out.
After our brief history lesson, we went back to the truck to start hauling our canoe and supplies to the put in. Before we could do this, however, a man pulled up alongside us in his car. He had been taking pictures by the lake earlier with a really nice camera. He asked what we were up to and where we were going. Turns out he was a reporter for the Star Tribune doing a story about the area. He took our names, where we were from, and then took Anders' phone number and email address. He then proceeded to take our picture at the put in and I believe he was taking video as we passed underneath him on a bridge. So maybe we'll be in the news!
With our late start, meeting the Star Tribune guy, and how long it took us to load the canoe the first time we only ended up paddling 5 miles the first day. Kind of disappointing, but at least we've started!
Oh yeah, it snowed. Multiple times.
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