Smack into a Tree!

When I was in Jr High, we lived in the flatlands of Illinois. Our church youth group sponsored a canoe trip to the boundary waters of Minnesota. There were 15 boys and girls and 5 "adults.". After 2 days on the lake, things were getting crazy. We set up camp on a small islnd in the middle of a lake, with the girls on one side, and the boys on the other. Boys being boys, we decided to sneak over to the girls camp in the middle of the night and drop their tents. It was pitch black, and we snuck through the woods to the other side of the island. We executed the operation with precision, dropping every tent at the same time! The girls' reaction was predictable, and we took off running into the woods! Unfortunately, we had forgotten it was pitch black and we couldn't see a thing. As we were making our escape with the girls hot in pursuit, I ran smack into a tree! As a result, I was the only one "captured" and had to help put all the tents back up. I'll never forget that trip!

Craig Wells