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i. we crossed the river avoiding the worst of the strainers and yet you pinned us against a boulder almost midstream ii. i leaned against the wave hoping to avoid getting      pushed under slowly we spun against the side and emerged to shoot across a      bow wave iii. i turned to cheer you for clearing this first hazard only to see the oars drift past and you were gone iv. we pulled into a ******* at the next eddy to laugh and scout the rapids below v. i walked back, wading on the river's edge, a view downstream showed me eternity, the river flowing to the sea, and yet, i could see my feet on the stones      of the riverbed
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May 4, 2012
May 4, 2012 at 8:49 AM UTC
an incident in the Green River, at the Gates of Ladore, 1987
i. we crossed the river avoiding the worst of the strainers and yet you pinned us against a boulder almost midstream ii. i leaned against the wave hoping to avoid getting      pushed under slowly we spun against the side and emerged to shoot across a      bow wave iii. i turned to cheer you for clearing this first hazard only to see the oars drift past and you were gone iv. we pulled into a ******* at the next eddy to laugh and scout the rapids below v. i walked back, wading on the river's edge, a view downstream showed me eternity, the river flowing to the sea, and yet, i could see my feet on the stones      of the riverbed
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May 4, 2012
May 4, 2012 at 8:49 AM UTC
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