Daily Updates and Pictures, Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - - Day 4 starts at 6 AM
Mississippi River Challenge for Rett Syndrome and Leukodystrophy, 2003
Guinness Record Setting Event for 2 different rare diseases!
Bob and Clark paddling near Riverton, MN, 5/13/2003 - Picture by Pete Colas
Paddler Log Tuesday, May 13th, 2003, by Bob Bradford and Clark Eid
BB is Bob Bradford, CE is Clark Eid
(BB) We arrived at the diversion channel at 2:00 am. Clark had slept from the 169 bridge to a couple miles before the diversion channel. Everything was just as the crew had described it, right down to the logs. There was a fair amount of current in the channel and there were a couple of side feed streams that dumped in along the way. At least we did not have a head wind.
(BB) We met our road crew at County Road 6 early in the morning on river-left. Verlen and Jenny were still traveling with the crew. We had expected them to head home after the weekend and were sure glad that they had stayed longer. Verlen had saved us a lot of time in the flood diversion channel during the night.
(CE) I was getting cold and mentioned this to Bob. His answered by saying just eat something and paddle hard. I found some food bars, forced them down, and paddled like crazy till we reached the Co. Rd. 6 Bridge. Sure enough, I was warm when we landed.
(BB) Near river mile 1014, above Brainerd, MN we met paddling friend Pete Colas. He had paddled out to join us in his C-1 from the French Rapids Access. It was sunny and calm. We paddled on to Potlatch dam where our crew had locked up our portage wheels. Andrew had a combination lock on them along with a note reminding me that I had the combination in my watch memory. He also wrote that there was another note in the restroom along the portage. He knew I would have to use it! While using the restroom, Clark prepared the canoe for portage. Andrew's note told us that we were well ahead of the world record. None of the team members mentioned my schedule though. I later learned that my schedule was known as "Bob's crazy schedule". After all, we were now about four hours behind my schedule even though we were only two hours behind it after the flood diversion channel, and that was with no delays!
(CE) Bob's schedule was maddening. We never seemed to be able to advance on it. We talked about it and how he had put it together from estimates taken from his 2001 run. We figured the biggest difference between then and now were our low water conditions. The 2001 event was run during record-setting flood conditions on the upper Mississippi river. The flow rate was now far less, our hull speed was lower because of the lack of river depth, and we couldn't cut over river bends. We were both pushing as hard as we could and that was good enough.
Bob and Clark paddling near Riverton, MN, 5/13/2003 - Picture by Pete Colas
(BB) Our crew met us a Kiwanis Park, river-left, in Brainerd. My grandkids, Jessica and Jacob Phelps, were waving orange flags for us so that we could spot the take out. They put the video camera on the bow while we had pasta salad and burgers from McDonald's. We pulled out just after noon.
(CE) The crew was teasing Janet about her running over a raccoon the night before. Then someone noticed my burned nose, and the jokes shifted to me. I should have been more careful, and now I had a badly burned, bleeding nose! Thick sunblock was promptly put on, and I hoped that I wouldn't get an infection. We found out that replacement NiteRider lights were being shipped to Minneapolis. In the meantime, I asked our crew to look into a way to fit our large waterproof dive light to the bow. Rain was in the forecast.
(CE) I had worked a long time to design a camera mount that could be used on either the bow or stem, and could be rotated to shoot from either the starboard or port side. I felt bad that I couldn't have designed it a little better to let Bob alternate sides easier. He was a good sport about it, and we captured some great shots of paddling the swift waters below the dam, and cruised in toward low hanging branched along the river bank to capture some dynamic effects. After 15 minutes of recording, Bob had had enough and went down for a sleep cycle. I turned the audio recorded off, but left on the video recorder.
(CE) At 1: 15 pm, we passed under the HWY 371 Bridge going just over 7 mph. Bob was up and he commented that in 2001, he and Verlen had seen a deer swimming in the river just downstream. All we had now were some ducks to keep us company.
(CE) The crew was teasing Janet about her running over a raccoon the night before. Then someone noticed my burned nose, and the jokes shifted to me. I should have been more careful, and now I had a badly burned, bleeding nose! Thick sunblock was promptly put on, and I hoped that I wouldn't get an infection. We found out that replacement NiteRider lights were being shipped to Minneapolis. In the meantime, I asked our crew to look into a way to fit our large waterproof dive light to the bow. Rain was in the forecast.
(CE) I had worked a long time to design a camera mount that could be used on either the bow or stem, and could be rotated to shoot from either the starboard or port side. I felt bad that I couldn't have designed it a little better to let Bob alternate sides easier. He was a good sport about it, and we captured some great shots of paddling the swift waters below the dam, and cruised in toward low hanging branched along the river bank to capture some dynamic effects. After 15 minutes of recording, Bob had had enough and went down for a sleep cycle. I turned the audio recorded off, but left on the video recorder.
(CE) At 1: 15 pm, we passed under the HWY 371 Bridge going just over 7 mph. Bob was up and he commented that in 2001, he and Verlen had seen a deer swimming in the river just downstream. All we had now were some ducks to keep us company.
Team Hope, with Danita & family. Little Falls, MN
(BB) At Fort Ripley, our crew took the camera off the bow. It was a great relief. I felt that my eyes were crossing from having it in front of me. We left Fort Ripley just after 4:00 pm.
(BB) We arrived in Little Falls at 7:30 pm. Danita Baker, a Rett mother, and her friend Denise Langner had brought us pizza, pop, and dessert bars. Clark and I enjoyed the treat. Danita has nine year old twin daughters, both with Rett Syndrome. Clark and I had decided to swap the front seat from our canoe with the front seat from Clark's canoe while we were there. His seat was easier and quicker to remove and replace from bedding down in the boat. Bill Pullen, David, Jacob, and Verlen went to work modifying the date to make it fit.
(CE) We had the opportunity to visit with Danita Baker and her family. Bob and I really enjoyed seeing them out enjoying the event. They had a good meal waiting for us half way along the portage, and our crew went to work modifying the bow seat with parts from my canoe. The resulting bow seat was easier for Bob to move while going down for a sleep cycle.
(BB) The portage at Blanchard Dam was every bit as steep and rough as I had remembered. It was raining and slippery and the water level was lower than it had been in 2001, so the last twenty feet were very rocky and tricky. The canoe bounced around from the waves created by the dam.
(CE) It was pitch black and the steep, rocky portage back to the river was slippery from the rain. A fall here couldn't be risked, so we tied a safety line to the canoe for the descent, wrapped it around a tree, and gave it to our crew to use in case either Bob or I lost our footing. We were careful and managed without their assistance. Even without a canoe it was a dangerous slope. Stan fell and slid several feet before catching a tree.
End of Paddler Log Tuesday, May 13th, 2003;
(BB) We arrived in Little Falls at 7:30 pm. Danita Baker, a Rett mother, and her friend Denise Langner had brought us pizza, pop, and dessert bars. Clark and I enjoyed the treat. Danita has nine year old twin daughters, both with Rett Syndrome. Clark and I had decided to swap the front seat from our canoe with the front seat from Clark's canoe while we were there. His seat was easier and quicker to remove and replace from bedding down in the boat. Bill Pullen, David, Jacob, and Verlen went to work modifying the date to make it fit.
(CE) We had the opportunity to visit with Danita Baker and her family. Bob and I really enjoyed seeing them out enjoying the event. They had a good meal waiting for us half way along the portage, and our crew went to work modifying the bow seat with parts from my canoe. The resulting bow seat was easier for Bob to move while going down for a sleep cycle.
(BB) The portage at Blanchard Dam was every bit as steep and rough as I had remembered. It was raining and slippery and the water level was lower than it had been in 2001, so the last twenty feet were very rocky and tricky. The canoe bounced around from the waves created by the dam.
(CE) It was pitch black and the steep, rocky portage back to the river was slippery from the rain. A fall here couldn't be risked, so we tied a safety line to the canoe for the descent, wrapped it around a tree, and gave it to our crew to use in case either Bob or I lost our footing. We were careful and managed without their assistance. Even without a canoe it was a dangerous slope. Stan fell and slid several feet before catching a tree.
End of Paddler Log Tuesday, May 13th, 2003;
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Weather
Weather for St. Cloud, MN is: Tonight. Periods of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Wednesday. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the morning. Cloudy with showers likely during the afternoon. Breezy. Highs in the lower 60s. East winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. |
Text Updates from our Race Web Log During the race, Tuesday May 13th, 2003
Posted by Mary Potter at 6:16 AM Just saw the latest position update come in about 10 minutes ago - the statistics table created by Steve Dimse at findu.com ( on our site at Team Hope's current position vs. 1984 record ) show the paddlers are 100 miles ahead of the 1984 record right now, pretty incredible..... can that be right? I had to look at that a few times, but it is correct..... When I look at the schedule Clark left me of the paddler's "best guess" of where they would be when it shows they were guessing they would be at Brainerd Pot Latch Dam at 8 AM this morning. I can see on the Where Are They Now? they are just north of Brainerd now... When I talked to Clark last night (Monday) around 8 PM he was eating some of the Palisade's "feast" and was very happy to see the turn out in Palisades. He was feeling much better than the last time we had talked (right after the Lake Winnie crossing). He almost sounded like he had finally gotten some sleep.... I mentioned David Harrington had sent pictures from Bemidji and he said "What a great guy - David paddled with us through some really difficult part of the river". I also told him we have had several emails from paddlers "down" the river (and one nearby) who were hoping to paddle with them when they came through and he was very happy to hear that... I believe his response was very enthusiastic "Great!". I'm sure the paddlers love that when they have some "on the water" company.... Special thanks to the kind folks at Palisades too, for helping Team Hope during this very exciting event.... ____________________________________ Posted by Tony at 7:19 AM HOLY COW! Go TEAM HOPE! From Dana Hanson: It's 7am and all is great. The paddlers are 100 miles ahead of the world record. Right now, the road crew is in a parking lot in Brainerd. Although they'll try to get a few winks, they also need to do laundry and might do a bit of shopping for odds & ends. And today is the day that Stan is supposed to return to Park Rapids (half way between Brainerd and Lake Itaska) to retrieve our Expedition. The paddlers are expected to arrive between 11am and noon. Yesterday, the land crew did some scouting around the Diversion Dam. It was rather low in spots -- a drop, a pool, and then another drop. No huge drops, but big enough that the paddlers would probably have to portage if they couldn't figure out something. (Portaging is unloading & carrying all the canoe's contents and the canoe itself, then reloading the canoe.) After walking half a mile to help check out the dam, Verlen Kruger suggested that Stan & Davey put 3" to 4" logs over the drops. Turns out it was a fantastic idea. When the paddlers got there, they were able to line the canoe without taking the time to unload and reload it. (Lining the canoe means you attach a rope to the fully loaded canoe and pull it thru the water.) They slipped gracefully over the logs to the next level. Being able to avoid portaging enabled them to make up extra time. (When somebody who has paddled over 100,000 miles speaks, most paddlers listen closely. Thank you, Verlen!) |
After the Diversion Dam, the land crew was waiting for the paddlers at Highway 6. They were catching a few winks knowing the paddlers would probably be there around 6am. Well, thanks to Verlen's suggestion of using the logs to slide the canoe over, the paddlers woke everyone up when they arrived at 5am. They ate and relaxed a tad, and were on the river by 5:35am. When the land crew started packing up, they noticed there was frost on the sleeping bags. Kinda chilly, huh.... Regardless of the temperature, everyone is warm inside and in great spirits!
Clark is still talking about his experience of two nights ago. As we all know, lack of sleep can make strange things happen. When Clark was paddling by himself (Bob was asleep), he started seeing things, some of which were quite bizarre. He said those 12-foot raccoons were something to behold. Go to bed, Clark!!
Clark is still talking about his experience of two nights ago. As we all know, lack of sleep can make strange things happen. When Clark was paddling by himself (Bob was asleep), he started seeing things, some of which were quite bizarre. He said those 12-foot raccoons were something to behold. Go to bed, Clark!!
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Posted by Kenton Spading at 10:15 AM
I sent the following to the Team Hope road crew today (May 13)
The lock and dam phone numbers are your primary points-of-contact. Work with them at the local level whenever possible as opposed to involving the contacts that are listed for the main offices. With travel on the river being in a "normal" state (no river closures etc.) you should not have any trouble locking through (or portaging if necessary).
The following are some thoughts...most of which we already discussed in Bemidji:
1. Do not try to portage Upper St. Anthony, Lower St. Anthony or Lock and Dam No. 1. It would be very difficult to do given the urban surrounding and in some cases steep cliffs. The locks at these three sites are on the right side. Get over to the right and stay there at all 3 sites as you approach so the canoe does not get swept over the waterfalls (very dangerous).
2. Below there lock thru if possible. Check the website http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/mvrimi/omni/webrpts/omni_vl/river_lock.asp
for info on how busy a lock might be. Of course calling the lock and dam is your best source of up to date info. If a portage is necessary....call the lock and dam for advice. It can take at least 1.5 hours for a tow/barge to lock through.
3. Do not be in a hurry at the lock and dams. Take it easy, be patient.
4. As I mentioned yesterday...go thru the lock and dam at No. 27 (go left)....do not go over the Chain of Rocks to the right.
Posted by Kenton Spading at 10:15 AM
I sent the following to the Team Hope road crew today (May 13)
The lock and dam phone numbers are your primary points-of-contact. Work with them at the local level whenever possible as opposed to involving the contacts that are listed for the main offices. With travel on the river being in a "normal" state (no river closures etc.) you should not have any trouble locking through (or portaging if necessary).
The following are some thoughts...most of which we already discussed in Bemidji:
1. Do not try to portage Upper St. Anthony, Lower St. Anthony or Lock and Dam No. 1. It would be very difficult to do given the urban surrounding and in some cases steep cliffs. The locks at these three sites are on the right side. Get over to the right and stay there at all 3 sites as you approach so the canoe does not get swept over the waterfalls (very dangerous).
2. Below there lock thru if possible. Check the website http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/mvrimi/omni/webrpts/omni_vl/river_lock.asp
for info on how busy a lock might be. Of course calling the lock and dam is your best source of up to date info. If a portage is necessary....call the lock and dam for advice. It can take at least 1.5 hours for a tow/barge to lock through.
3. Do not be in a hurry at the lock and dams. Take it easy, be patient.
4. As I mentioned yesterday...go thru the lock and dam at No. 27 (go left)....do not go over the Chain of Rocks to the right.
Gear on the deck; May 13, 2003; Mississippi Challenge for Rett Syndrome and Leukodystrophies, May 2003; Photo by Clark Eid
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Posted by Mary Potter at 6:19 PM
Clark called today, around 4 PM CST to say ..... they were at mile river 984.... paddling went well today.... they were at Camp or Fort Ripley.... and that he had to go now....literally... something about after you were sitting all day and then stood up that it had certain effects on the body.... they do plan to eat and get right back in the water.... I can't remember whether Bob or Clark is sleeping "next", but it sounds like they sleep in 3 hour blocks a couple times a day, and they make sure both of them are awake during the the deep night time hours.
I also heard from Tammy Hanson, road crew groupie :-), and mom to Rachel Hanson, who has Rett Syndrome... she was traveling with the crew today, said things were going well overall, and that she saw Clark and Bob during their "MacDonald's" lunch today. She said it was amazing watching them eat - that she didn't think the food even touched their tongues before they swallowed it.... something about eating like mad dogs and not watching their "fat grams"... too funny. Sounds like they are all having a good time. I still remember from the last race Clark telling me a story about being so hungry he ate a Milky Way wrapper and all while paddling..... something about burning 10,000 calories a day....
Well, sounds like things are going well overall, hopefully Stan has his truck and camper back, and hopefully warm nice days are ahead - on that note, I will go check the official weather forecast for the area....
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posted by Mary Potter at 6:25 PM
The team is north of St. Cloud, MN ....... looks like they are heading into thunderstorm weather...
Weather for St. Cloud, MN: Tonight. Periods of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the morning. Cloudy with showers likely during the afternoon. Breezy. Highs in the lower 60s. East winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Posted by Mary Potter at 6:19 PM
Clark called today, around 4 PM CST to say ..... they were at mile river 984.... paddling went well today.... they were at Camp or Fort Ripley.... and that he had to go now....literally... something about after you were sitting all day and then stood up that it had certain effects on the body.... they do plan to eat and get right back in the water.... I can't remember whether Bob or Clark is sleeping "next", but it sounds like they sleep in 3 hour blocks a couple times a day, and they make sure both of them are awake during the the deep night time hours.
I also heard from Tammy Hanson, road crew groupie :-), and mom to Rachel Hanson, who has Rett Syndrome... she was traveling with the crew today, said things were going well overall, and that she saw Clark and Bob during their "MacDonald's" lunch today. She said it was amazing watching them eat - that she didn't think the food even touched their tongues before they swallowed it.... something about eating like mad dogs and not watching their "fat grams"... too funny. Sounds like they are all having a good time. I still remember from the last race Clark telling me a story about being so hungry he ate a Milky Way wrapper and all while paddling..... something about burning 10,000 calories a day....
Well, sounds like things are going well overall, hopefully Stan has his truck and camper back, and hopefully warm nice days are ahead - on that note, I will go check the official weather forecast for the area....
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posted by Mary Potter at 6:25 PM
The team is north of St. Cloud, MN ....... looks like they are heading into thunderstorm weather...
Weather for St. Cloud, MN: Tonight. Periods of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the morning. Cloudy with showers likely during the afternoon. Breezy. Highs in the lower 60s. East winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Pete Colas and Bob Bradford, May 13, 2003; Mississippi Challenge for Rett Syndrome and Leukodystrophies, May 2003; Photo by Clark Eid
Posted by Tammy Hanson at 7:01 PM
We had our last encounter with Team Hope today in Brainerd which is about 45 miles from us. I guess meeting up with them 5 days in a row would probably make it obvious that we are addicted huh?! My husband Bob is a turkey farmer so he can be a little flexible when it comes to work so he was able to go every day too. We met them at the Kiwanis Park right in Brainerd, which allowed us to have McDonalds for lunch ;-), it was a really gorgeous day and the sun was warm, one of the first real nice days we have had in a very long time around here. We sat around and visited with the road crew and Verlen and Jenny Kruger were still there too. Bob's daughter Angie did some more nice artwork on the windows of her suburban explaining the race, her artwork even included the outline of the states bordering the river.......she is quite an artist!
When Bob and Clark came in they literally stood on the bank and wolfed down some food, I bet they have no idea what they were even eating, just packing down some calories to burn I am sure. They had the video camera hooked up pointing at them when they took off with microphones attached, so we should get some interesting footage soon.
We were a little sad to have to part with the group knowing we wouldn't be catching up with them anymore, but they are doing so well, it is good to see them get closer to that finish line. A Rett family from BelGrade, MN is meeting them in Little Falls tonight bringing pizza for supper.
Tammy Hanson
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Posted by Dana at 7:06 PM
As of 7pm, the land crew is in Little Falls, MN. They expect the paddlers in less than an hour. Still 114 miles ahead of the world record. Stan got his Expedition back, and talk about a strange problem -- the windshield had lost its seal and whenever the truck got wet, water flowed into the computer center. Isn't technology grand?
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posted by Dana at 7:48 PM
The paddlers arrived at 7:30pm in Little Falls. A local Rett family is providing the food. They have twin girls, both of whom have Rett. When their mother was talking with Clark and Bob, she got very emotional. She was giving them long hugs and was thanking them from deep in her heart for their efforts to bring Rett & Leukodystrophy to the forefront of people's attention. Stan, with tears in his speech, said that during the last race in 2001, Team Kruger usually never saw these emotions -- they were reserved for Clark and his paddling partner, Kurt Zimmermann. Watching it happen today really makes one stop and realize exactly what it's all about. "Moments like this make the whole challenge worth while - regardless of whether we break the world record or not."
When the paddlers leave, Bob will be taking his 3-hour shift nap, while Clark paddles the 9 miles to Blanchard Dam. The River looks more like it did during the 2001 race, with the water current picking up.
Stan mentioned a moment a couple days ago when they were at the Paper Mill Dam in Grand Rapids. He said they were surrounded by electrical outlets. All Andrew could say was, "I'm in heaven -- sitting in the middle of a place with all this electricity!"
We had our last encounter with Team Hope today in Brainerd which is about 45 miles from us. I guess meeting up with them 5 days in a row would probably make it obvious that we are addicted huh?! My husband Bob is a turkey farmer so he can be a little flexible when it comes to work so he was able to go every day too. We met them at the Kiwanis Park right in Brainerd, which allowed us to have McDonalds for lunch ;-), it was a really gorgeous day and the sun was warm, one of the first real nice days we have had in a very long time around here. We sat around and visited with the road crew and Verlen and Jenny Kruger were still there too. Bob's daughter Angie did some more nice artwork on the windows of her suburban explaining the race, her artwork even included the outline of the states bordering the river.......she is quite an artist!
When Bob and Clark came in they literally stood on the bank and wolfed down some food, I bet they have no idea what they were even eating, just packing down some calories to burn I am sure. They had the video camera hooked up pointing at them when they took off with microphones attached, so we should get some interesting footage soon.
We were a little sad to have to part with the group knowing we wouldn't be catching up with them anymore, but they are doing so well, it is good to see them get closer to that finish line. A Rett family from BelGrade, MN is meeting them in Little Falls tonight bringing pizza for supper.
Tammy Hanson
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Posted by Dana at 7:06 PM
As of 7pm, the land crew is in Little Falls, MN. They expect the paddlers in less than an hour. Still 114 miles ahead of the world record. Stan got his Expedition back, and talk about a strange problem -- the windshield had lost its seal and whenever the truck got wet, water flowed into the computer center. Isn't technology grand?
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posted by Dana at 7:48 PM
The paddlers arrived at 7:30pm in Little Falls. A local Rett family is providing the food. They have twin girls, both of whom have Rett. When their mother was talking with Clark and Bob, she got very emotional. She was giving them long hugs and was thanking them from deep in her heart for their efforts to bring Rett & Leukodystrophy to the forefront of people's attention. Stan, with tears in his speech, said that during the last race in 2001, Team Kruger usually never saw these emotions -- they were reserved for Clark and his paddling partner, Kurt Zimmermann. Watching it happen today really makes one stop and realize exactly what it's all about. "Moments like this make the whole challenge worth while - regardless of whether we break the world record or not."
When the paddlers leave, Bob will be taking his 3-hour shift nap, while Clark paddles the 9 miles to Blanchard Dam. The River looks more like it did during the 2001 race, with the water current picking up.
Stan mentioned a moment a couple days ago when they were at the Paper Mill Dam in Grand Rapids. He said they were surrounded by electrical outlets. All Andrew could say was, "I'm in heaven -- sitting in the middle of a place with all this electricity!"
Bob Bradford up front, before Brainerd, MN, May 13, 2003; Mississippi Challenge for Rett Syndrome and Leukodystrophies, May 2003; Photo by Clark Eid
posted by Tammy Hanson
I got this email from Pete Colas, he lives near Aitkin and is a member of the Minnesota Canoe Assn, he heard about the race on the internet and was hooked up with Bob and Clark just north of Brainerd yesterday morning to do some paddling with them.
"My paddle with the guys was fun as I was able to stay with them and not slow them down. I was impressed with Bob's memory he seemed to remember more than I could recall about some of the races we were in. They looked good on the way down and appeared to be fresh for the time and distance they had traveled so far. Just rec a message from some friends in Mpls and they are planning on hooking up with them at St Cloud and will paddle to Anoka or maybe to Ketters just above Hiway 694 in Mpls."
posted by Tammy Hanson
End of Text Updates from our Race Web Log During the race, Tuesday May 13th, 2003
I got this email from Pete Colas, he lives near Aitkin and is a member of the Minnesota Canoe Assn, he heard about the race on the internet and was hooked up with Bob and Clark just north of Brainerd yesterday morning to do some paddling with them.
"My paddle with the guys was fun as I was able to stay with them and not slow them down. I was impressed with Bob's memory he seemed to remember more than I could recall about some of the races we were in. They looked good on the way down and appeared to be fresh for the time and distance they had traveled so far. Just rec a message from some friends in Mpls and they are planning on hooking up with them at St Cloud and will paddle to Anoka or maybe to Ketters just above Hiway 694 in Mpls."
posted by Tammy Hanson
End of Text Updates from our Race Web Log During the race, Tuesday May 13th, 2003