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Collinsville V

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Where: Collinsville, CT When: 7/17-18, 1999 With: The Stupids Year 4 or 5 of the annual expedition to the Farmington River, depending upon whether we count the year we crashed at Seth's apartment as Year One or not. Anyway, there wasn't much activity going on so I picked a weekend in July and proposed it for this year's trip. Dave finally got an email address and we let the Internet do the work. Dave wasn't able to make a firm commitment at first, but eventually everyone was on board. As the day drew near, more of the pieces fell into place. Chip made the arrangements for the boats with Collinsville Canoe. I'd brought back some smoked salmon from a trip to Vancouver, so I volunteered to take care of dinner. I also offered the use of my orange pup tent to Xeth once again. He accepted and asked for my opinion on other gear. He had a huge Walmart sleeping bag and wondered if that was appropriate. It seemed a bit much and I recommended something like a fleece bag ...