Forty-five years ago I went under that rock. My friends say that I was under there for a long time, and I remember it well. I popped up on this downstream side because I was wearing a life vest. I am a poor swimmer, so I have never been too proud to wear one. Davey Kannapel was in his canoe a short distance from where I came up. He extended a paddle and said only, "Grab the paddle." He was an Eagle Scout and he did not want a near drowning victim to touch his canoe. If you go boating, wear your vest. If you see someone's kid without a vest, read them the Riot Act. Crap happens fast.
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...And never enter a machine shop without safety glasses.
Add this to your personal list of "don't ever"......
Merlw
I gotta say that I don't want to do that again, and we haven't gone back to the Obed River. It is little rough for mediocre canoeists.
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