Traditions of the Tundra----the last Paddle

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One of the traditions of our family is that some brave soul must make that last paddle of the kayak right before the ice forms----it is even more daring and gets more prestige points in the family if the ice has already formed in thin glaze.

This year Mark and Bonnie took their kayaks on that special final paddle---precisely because if The Observer had taken the final paddle it would have indeed been final. Here are the pictures.