When Mike Eames died ten years ago, his heirs sent Stan his box of slides of their week-long adventure in the Canadian wilderness. Mike was a lot older than Paul, Dick and Stan. The outdoors writer wanted to make one last tour of the Quetico, so the 20-somethings obliged him for his luck and sagacity. He provided both, as well as a meticulously-documented slide show with tiny notes inked on them.
Mike didn't carry canoes over the portages, but he pitched in on everything else. The photo below, right, was staged at his request. He wanted bragging rights, and everyone thought that was a great idea. He grinned all afternoon.Today Stan digitized 100 slides and hopes to make a little movie of them soon.
Stan was dating Kathleen at the time. She sent along her famous baked beans recipe, raw beans and spices with the woodsmen. Three days in, Stan prepared them over an open campfire, simmering and smelling them all day long, and getting rave reviews as the sun settled over Canada's Lake Agnes.
It was Sunday Lake where we fought the forest fire. . . but that's a story for another day.
