Marlin gave me ample notice announcing a 2-day visit to the Cities from his home near Bayfield, Wisconsin. So I had the opportunity to plan and execute one last mission in his Alpacka Denali Llama packraft before it returned home with him to the shores of Lake Superior and the waterways that surround the Great Lake. I'd already used a Travelers Check for my first 3 sessions with the raft: 1) July 31st
Minnesota River
my first packraft experience 2) August 7th
Mississippi River...rode from home to where the Minnehaha Creek joins the mighty Mississippi (3km), paddled to, and partway around, Pike Island…

