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Trip Report - Broken Paddle, Tacky Boat

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Date/Time: 05/05/2024 11:01AM

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Trip Report - Broken Paddle, Tacky Boat

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missmolly	05/28/2022 12:23PM I was 19 and raised in Columbus. Thanks, TZ. Here's an anecdote I forgot to share. On the lower river, somewhere in Mississippi, I met a Baptist college music professor and his son. He sang "Old Man River" for me, which was a thrill. I asked him to sing it again and again and he generously did. That afternoon, as we sat on the bank, butterflies arrived, hundreds of them. They landed on me until I was frosted with color. I kept very still and they stayed. Not a single one landed on the professor and his son. I've never had that happen again, but once was enough for I remember my quiet, near-trembling awe.
TrailZen	05/27/2022 07:41PM Great report--love the alliteration ("...simply sat in the sand...") and all the images generated by your descriptions of people and places. TZ
scat	05/27/2022 03:01PM Cool. So you’re a native Cincinnatian. Very cool. How old were you then. You were very brave to set out like that. Very very cool.
missmolly	05/26/2022 10:02PM KawnipiKid: "missmolly, You are an exceptional writer. Your story of this great journey is somehow both spare and lush. I've taken less of a journey with the writers of some 300 page books. Thank you." I'm sticking with "shucks," but as delivered by the L. Olivier of lions.
KawnipiKid	05/26/2022 08:56PM missmolly, You are an exceptional writer. Your story of this great journey is somehow both spare and lush. I've taken less of a journey with the writers of some 300 page books. Thank you.
missmolly	05/26/2022 08:39PM Well-considered and measured response to Roger and Paul: Aw, shucks!
TuscaroraBorealis	05/26/2022 08:15PM I love how your story narrates the overarching story so well but still leaves plenty of room for the imagination to wander. I kept saying to myself, "Isn't this something? Isn't this something?" Thanks for taking the time to share.
RTurner	05/26/2022 07:03PM What an adventure! I love your writing
missmolly	05/26/2022 04:12PM New Trip Report posted by missmolly Trip Name: Broken Paddle, Tacky Boat. Entry Point: Other Click Here to View Trip Report