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labor day weekend

i surprised khalid with a labor day adventure this past weekend. we headed up to wisconsin for a little hiking, boating, and apple picking. we were in hartman creek state park out in the middle of nowhere wisconsin and got to hike along the ice age trail out there which was just so quiet and beautiful. but then the real fun came the next day when we canoed down the crystal river. when i say river, i definately mean more like a creek with water less than 2 feet deep. the protruding rocks and tree branches along our path made for quite an adventure as we tried to dodge them and stay on course. we got stuck a handful of times, i nearly got decapitated by a fallen tree in the middle of some rapids, and then our canoe completely capsized with me sitting in it utterly helpless. i don't remember the last time i laughed so hard. i didn't even have to pee and i nearly pissed my pants. here are a handful of pics from our great weekend.

hartman creek state park

experimenting with the timer...oops!

got it this time

the string of canoes getting ready to start the journey

2.5 hours later we made it to the end - the first ones back!


Comments

Sounds like so much fun! You guys rock!

awesome, meis. i'm inspired by your initiative in arranging the weekend. and i love that the two of you spent quality time together in such a cool way. :)

You two look very "Baywatch" in the last photo - something about the red shorts.

my shorts were actually more like a peach color, but once we capsized they sort of got soaked into the red tone you see.

was the river like the butt bumpers from tubing?

exactly!