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Cranky Scott: Dickie Scramble Weekend
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Friday, May 2, 2014. Last weekend we headed down to Elgin, MN for the Dickie Scramble. We did the ride last year and we thought that we would give it a go again this year. The ride also gave us a good excuse to get out and use or camper that we got last fall. So Friday after work we loaded up and headed out. This was our first trip with the camper so I was not sure how everything would go. The trip down was good with no issues, we were all set up and had dinner going by 8. The rest of the ride was pretty...
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Otter Adventures: February 2015
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Trip reports on adventures in Kayaking, Scuba, Caving, Packrafting, Hiking, Bike riding, Rock climbing and anything else I do. Most of these include some connection to swimming or water in general thus the connection to Otters. Saturday, February 21, 2015. Ice Diving Lake Sylvia:. The Spacemen of Lake Wobegon. If you're going to swim in February in Minnesota you need a tool that can slice through 30 inches of ice. The Slice-O-Matic, We call him, Trinity. Easy day, Easy diving. Thursday, February 12, 2015.
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Otter Adventures: June 2014
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Trip reports on adventures in Kayaking, Scuba, Caving, Packrafting, Hiking, Bike riding, Rock climbing and anything else I do. Most of these include some connection to swimming or water in general thus the connection to Otters. Saturday, June 28, 2014. Rained out of what would have been a showpiece canyon and epic pothole thrash of Knotted Rope. We have to avoid a 1/4 mile section of very deep potholes in the main canyon because it's just a bit too serious for 2 people and our known skills. That's to...
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Otter Adventures: May 2015
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Trip reports on adventures in Kayaking, Scuba, Caving, Packrafting, Hiking, Bike riding, Rock climbing and anything else I do. Most of these include some connection to swimming or water in general thus the connection to Otters. Saturday, May 30, 2015. Packrafting the Kettle River:. Launch for a multi-mile whitewater pack-raft on the Kettle River. Deathrider, Neil and I are the only players. All the drifting is fine but a game of bumper boat is always fun. Below: getting into the hole. We find a section o...
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Otter Adventures: April 2015
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Trip reports on adventures in Kayaking, Scuba, Caving, Packrafting, Hiking, Bike riding, Rock climbing and anything else I do. Most of these include some connection to swimming or water in general thus the connection to Otters. Friday, April 24, 2015. Grab a few hundred miles and a couple of Gas Station Gourmet meals and we are in Kansas City (don't go stupid, it's the same town on a border). We rip dirt for an hour and its 70 degrees. You'd think it was summer; we already forgot it's not August. Switchg...
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Otter Adventures: May 2014
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Trip reports on adventures in Kayaking, Scuba, Caving, Packrafting, Hiking, Bike riding, Rock climbing and anything else I do. Most of these include some connection to swimming or water in general thus the connection to Otters. Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Just before we drop into the great gorge we restock at the Hollow Mountain in Hanksville UT. A simple night under the stars close to entrance. We drop all terrain bikes about where we expect to exit the canyon so we can ride back to the truck. We down clim...
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Otter Adventures: July 2014
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Trip reports on adventures in Kayaking, Scuba, Caving, Packrafting, Hiking, Bike riding, Rock climbing and anything else I do. Most of these include some connection to swimming or water in general thus the connection to Otters. Tuesday, July 22, 2014. All the creeks and rivers in town are approaching the highest marks in decades. We haven't been in the packrafts together for a long time so we mapped a plan to finish a route we started back in "I love a good disaster". When we discover we are in Isabelle ...
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Otter Adventures: October 2013
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Trip reports on adventures in Kayaking, Scuba, Caving, Packrafting, Hiking, Bike riding, Rock climbing and anything else I do. Most of these include some connection to swimming or water in general thus the connection to Otters. Monday, October 28, 2013. We had most of the day and a small backpack of snacks and other sundry supplies for a 2 or 3 hour hike. We intend on taking the purple, brown and orange trail but Scooby (the dog) had other plans. Note: the gray trail north of the lake. You came in on.
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Otter Adventures: Coggs Ride Weekend
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Trip reports on adventures in Kayaking, Scuba, Caving, Packrafting, Hiking, Bike riding, Rock climbing and anything else I do. Most of these include some connection to swimming or water in general thus the connection to Otters. Wednesday, July 22, 2015. Or pretend to be Spartan. For the day but in reality they want a short defined route, inside a terrain park with modern medical protections and a medal just for finishing the challenge so they and 50,000 other people can feel special. Into the powerline t...
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Otter Adventures: March 2014
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Trip reports on adventures in Kayaking, Scuba, Caving, Packrafting, Hiking, Bike riding, Rock climbing and anything else I do. Most of these include some connection to swimming or water in general thus the connection to Otters. Thursday, March 20, 2014. Drains - Wince and RePete. My buddy Pete comes back out for a drain tour with Deathrider [ hungry-for-stink. Drains are predominantly water and winter only slows the roll. The farther up 'river' the less water. Wednesday, March 19, 2014. We are in Wild Ri...