Every other year my wife Kim comes with me to the Boundary Waters. This year was her time! Although it was a little different than before. In September of last year she had a bad wreck on her bicycle, which resulted in an over 6 hour surgery, 2 plates and 12 screws in her scapula, and many months of rehab. She got back on her bike in March, but this was going to be the first big test for her... both paddling distance and portaging a pack. It was going to be a test for me as well to see if I could help her as much as I could!