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The Raft Trip

By Dean Walley

The wind must have picked up as we slept because sparks from the campfire were flying in our direction.  I got up to move my sleeping bag away from the fire, and that’s when I saw a bigger problem.  The raft had come loose from its mooring and was floating serenely downriver. “George!  Bill!” I shouted.  “The raft is getting away from us!” “I’ll swim after it!&...... Read more >