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Lehigh River Sojourn Journal Day 4—
Nick S.
June 25, 2002
Today we woke up at 5:30 and broke camp. When we were done, we ate breakfast,
including pancakes with ham and orange juice. Then we were off paddling
in the river again, until we stopped before the chute. The shoot was right
before the Treichlers Bridge, the area where we ate lunch.
At lunch we had Pork, either barbecue or chicken sandwiches. The meal also
included assorted fruits and vegetables, chips, and pretzels. The program
during lunch was about reptiles and amphibians. Rich Rosevera, from the
Trexler County Game Preserve, presented the program well. He had snakes,
two frogs, one toad, turtles, and salamanders. When we went back to our
canoe my mom, brother, sister, my neighbor, and the boy my mom baby-sits
were holding a sign saying, "Ahoy there Capt. Mauser, Greg, and Nick."
After we saw them and waved we left for the rest of our sojourn.
On our way down the river a couple hit a big rock and flipped. The pressure
from the water than crushed the canoe to make it bend around the rock. We
waited about 45 minutes until the safety patrol pulled it away from the
rock. When they were pulling it out we swam in the water to cool off. When
we got the canoe off the rock we docked at the Tri-Boro Sportsman's Club
and had a small snack. During that time there was a kayaking demo. They
got a group of kids and taught them how to kayak. We met up with our friend
Brittney who only stayed for day two.
When we got to the campsite E.J. "The Snake Man" was showing his
snakes, turtles, and his Nile Monitor Lizard named Max. He's been showing
his animals for fifteen years and drives a hearse. I think this was the
highlight of the day because he had a big variety of animals. He told us
which snakes that he had lived around here and which ones are from out of
town. After looking at the snakes and turtles, we ate dinner. We had a pig
roast that included macaroni, baked beans, chips, and pretzels. We also
have a band that is going to be playing music for us tonight. Then will
come the end of the fourth day. Two more days and we will finish completing
the 2002 Lehigh River Sojourn.
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