It was perfect. I give most of the credit to Jolene and the rest of our family. We had absolutely nothing to worry about. We only had to think about us and have fun. Ignore the Don Johnson haircut and the mustache, please (it was 1997, after all).

She's usually willing to try new things with me, and sometimes she beats me at my own game. Here she is hauling out a five pound Largemouth Bass.

We went on her first trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in September of 2003. It went quite well. We even heard the wolves at night.