Last Saturday was hot and steamy. The recent rain has brought sticky humidity and had filled up the Minnehaha Creek with enough water to float for the first time since May. Timing couldn't have been more perfect either, because our friend Marlin had just sent us his Alpackaraft, I just got new frame bags from Epic Designs and recently built up a new Travelers-Check. After strapping the 5 lb (2.3kg) raft to the handlebars, the split paddle to the top tube, the PFD to the paddle, and the rest of the junk inside the frame bag, I still had room…