I REAALLLY want to do the Boundary Waters some day. Just with adults, or maybe with my own kids, though.

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Jul 11, 2019
1:26:17pm

jdub FORMER USER

I REAALLLY want to do the Boundary Waters some day. Just with adults, or maybe with my own kids, though.

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jdub

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Yeah, those scoutmasters messed up big time. No denying that. But let's not be critical of ALL scoutmasters.

jdub FORMER USER

7/11/19 12:35pm

More photos--hit enter too quickly

jdub

7/11/19 12:39pm

I was 11 when I went with my dad and the older scouts to Mexican Hat and went down the San Juan for 5

Bert609

7/11/19 12:40pm

The irony in the bad incident is you had leaders that went the extra mile to

mudpupper

7/11/19 12:59pm

I disagree with this. They were stupid to build them. Go rent or borrow or buy

macdizzle

7/11/19 1:02pm

The theory is they would have rented after testing them on safe waters.

mudpupper

7/11/19 1:06pm

Yup. Build canoes, play at Huntington res. Then raft down the canyon with guides

Bert609

7/11/19 1:12pm

Exactly this. The boats they made were a really cool project on their own, but for paddling around on a stillwater

mvtoro

7/11/19 3:02pm

I agree except the number is more like 1 in 50

macdizzle

7/11/19 3:06pm

Yeah, you can build fiberglass canoes that will last a long time. Every ward has a guy with the skills, budgeting

Bert609

7/11/19 3:11pm

Duh! Fiberglass. I'm sitting here picturing a guy teaching scouts to plane and bend wooden canoes. Brain fart.

mvtoro

7/11/19 3:34pm

Hahahha. I can get that. Yeah, I'd assume setting up a teak deck would be a bit different than a wet-layup of fiber

Bert609

7/11/19 3:45pm

We did a similar trip up in British Columbia (back in the day when a 15 hour

dilbert

7/11/19 1:15pm

I REAALLLY want to do the Boundary Waters some day. Just with adults, or maybe with my own kids, though.

jdub

7/11/19 1:26pm

We did a multi-day kayak trip down the upper Salt River from the confluence of the Black and White to Roosevelt Lake.

mvtoro

7/11/19 3:07pm

Awesome looking trip.

SierraCoug

7/11/19 3:40pm

You're crazy to do that.

DetmerForever

7/12/19 2:46am

Maybe, but it was an awesome experience those boys will never forget, nor the leaders either.

jdub

7/12/19 8:27am

Our Stake President has put a hard cap of 3 hrs of travel for us.

Eddie

7/12/19 8:59pm

We now have a similar restriction. We couldn't do this trip with our current stake presidency.

jdub

7/12/19 10:39pm

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