Treasure Chest Adventures
23 Action Stories
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Suddenly, we saw the railroad bridge ahead of us. We were committed and at the mercy of the river. There was no turning back. It was all or nothing. The navigation had to be precise. The route was carefully selected based on the currents and our ability to maneuver the heavy log raft. As the bridge came closer, it loomed bigger and more monstrous. The currents appeared to be increasing our speed. One hundred feet and closing. Fifty. We could see light on the other side. At the last minute, our raft turned slightly to port in the current. We were not headed straight through. Efforts were made with the tillers to move our raft to keep it pointed directly down stream, but the currents made it impossible. Somebody yelled, "Oh, my God, we are going to crash." Would we soon be repeating the 1938 catastrophe?
"We are here, boys" said Bill Pruess, as several clouds of nervous cigar smoke followed him under the bridge. The port bow of the raft suddenly bumped the bridge abutment and our raft started to spin as we progressed into the darkness of the underside of the structure. We could see a whirlpool created by the current against the bridge and the raft was headed directly into it. The current caught our logs and the spin started to accelerate. Our hearts were up to our throats, our speech paralyzed with fear. Before we realized it, the raft had spun completely around…
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As you read through each adventure, you will learn more about the life, times, and thoughts of the author. How his dreams become realities because of the ambition to experience something new. The stories are a cross section of exciting adventures including canoeing, hunting, backpacking, caving, ballooning, log rafting, SCUBA diving and many more. Each of the activities is not ordinary, but combined with the descriptions and photos readers will experience their own excitement. The stories are real and each revolves around relationships with nature and the outdoors. There are encounters and challenges with animals as well as a deep appreciation for our environment.
Readers will be refreshed by the perceptions and observations. Enjoy the Treasure Chest Adventures.
About the Author
Dave Piper was born in
In 1977 Dave left teaching and started work in nuclear submarine construction at Electric Boat Shipyard in