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You're listening to the Dirt Pack Daries, a production of duct tape-len beer with

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nutrition that supports whole body health and aura frames. The Wi-Fi connected

digital picture frame. It was July 2013 when I called the first outfitter.

Fitz and I laid out an eight day 100 mile paddle that would follow one of the

thousands of canoe routes that spiderweb across the lakes and rivers of the

pristine boundary waters wilderness. By that point in time, Fitz and I had

planned countless extended wilderness trips both together and on our own. In

terms of logistics, technical skills, fitness required and objective hazards,

this trip could definitely qualify as the most mellow excursion we had ever

tried to undertake together. Except for one thing. This was the first major

backcountry trip we would attempt with a child. Teflin was well on his way to

being a seasoned outdoors kid. We'd taken him car camping,

crag hanging, and on a few two day backpacking trips. He had started to walk and

talk eight months ago. It seemed like a natural progression to take him on a

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