Spring 2025 SPLASH Good luck I hear a kid yell. My name is Brylee. I started off in the Sandhills of Minnesota. I hope that maybe I will get to the Atlantic Ocean so this is how my journey starts. On my way to the ocean I was chillin like a villain in the river and for some reason I heard this weird noise coming from the shore. I looked and I saw a massive buck but I was going pretty fast. I was trying to count its points. I counted 12 points and that's a lot. I thought I had been in the water for some time now and I saw someone in a canoe like me except for some reason their canoe is much bigger than mine. I was quite puzzled but I didnt have very much time to be puzzled because the person in the other canoe picked me up before I even had time to think I was out of the water but lucky for me that the other people in the canoes were super nice to me. Summer of 2025 June before I knew it I was in the Red River. I know it's like a dream but Im pretty sure I got my hopes up too soon. What am I gonna do I heard this loud gunshot. I felt a shiver on the side. I was terrified. What was it Then I tipped over. When I was on my side I was surprised that it was a beaver. A beaver made that noise. Fall of 2025 I made it to the Nelson River. There were a few animals and birds but I still felt lonely. The current wasnt fast. It was slow and smooth like silk. Then I stopped. There was nothing in my path blocking me to my surprise. I already knew It was gonna happen. Something bad. I saw some animals scattering squirrels birds foxes and bunnies. I didnt know what was going on. I just stayed there. I looked at the beauty of the trees. Then I saw the reason why the animals were so scared. I was even scared. There it was A huge enormous bear not just any bear either not just one of your normal black bears. It was a grizzly bear. The terrifying animal opened its mouth and it stunk like dead fish and trash. It was drooling all over. You could see that it had never touched a toothbrush in its life. When it opened its mouth fully it roared like a lion. I thought my dream to go to the ocean was over but deep down I knew it wasnt. Winter of 2025 Ive been in the river for a long time now and Im pretty sure I only have a few more days to go. All of a sudden guess what I made it I actually made it I am so happy that all my hard work actually paid off. I guess thats the end of this years adventure.