Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 14:46:50 +0000 (UTC) From: Bob Smith Subject: Great North Woods Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Paddling the first half day on the lake was fun. The boys talked, joked and paddled up the long lake to their camping grounds. After a shore lunch, things changed. The constant paddling caused cramps in their arms. The muscles in their legs became sore from the sitting on one positon for a long time. Although the scenery was brilliant, the boys never noticed. The water was deep and blue but the boys only saw more miles of paddling. The trees cluster on the side of the lake, their long line of green only broken by huge boulders. There were no shady beaches, only low spots that might allow a single canoe to beach itself. Onward they paddled until Gunner announced that their campsite was about a mile away. They picked up the pace and the mile went quickly. "Here we are." Gunner announced. The boys saw a low clearing covered with boulders. There would be room for their tents and fire ring but not much else. They beached the canoes and unloaded their supplies. "Pick a spot to set up your tent." Gunner told them. "Baker and I will be over there." as he pointed to a clear spot away from the group. Chris and Jackson had been canoe mates all day so they assumed they would share the same tent. Together, they found a clear space and set up their shelter. They spread out their sleeping bags and threw their dry clean clothes in the tent. They were too exhausted to do much else. No one told them this trip would be so much work. After dinner the boys sat quietly around the campfire drinking hot chocolate. They were each asked in turn how their day went and how they felt. The group unanimously said they were tired; their muscles hurt; but the day went well. Shortly after the sun set, Gunner told them all the boys to go to bed. He reminding them that there should be no food in the tents as there was bears in the area. Two of the boys reluctantly set up a line between two large trees and pulled up their food so a bear could not eat it during the night. Chris and Jackson took off their clothes and climbed into their tent. They stuffed their smelly, sweaty clothes in a corner of the tent and settled on the top of their sleeping bags in their underwear and instantaneously fell asleep. Twelve year old boys don't really believe all that they are told by adults. The idea of hanging your food up was nice but a total waste of time. Just ask any tween or teen, so when the gun went off in the middle of the night, all the boys jumped out of bed and opened up their tent flap to see what was happening. Another shot was heard. The boys pointed their flashlights in the direction of the shots to see Gunner, totally naked, crawling out of his tent with a starter pistol. He stood up and fired two more shots in the air. It was only then that the kids saw two very large black bears on their hind legs trying to get to the food suspended about their heads. The bears looked at Gunner, who let off another round of shots, and only then did they decide to slowly maunder out of camp. As the bears left the camp, the boys, including a naked Baker, climbed out of their tents. The boys were all in a variety of underwear as they chatted about the close encounter. As the chatter slowed down, Gunner said," I know some of you thought that putting the food on a line was bull shit but now you know why. Bears can smell food from a long distance that's when we hang out food, keep no food in the tents and bury our kitchen waste." The he walked over to the fire and threw in another large log. The boys drifted to the fire and sat down still talking about their "near death experience." "Guys, you have two minutes and then back to bed. It's another long day tomorrow." Two minutes later the kids were back in their tents. "Did you see how big Gunner was?" asked Jackson in a voice so low you could hardly hear him in the tent. "Hard to miss that cock and balls they were so big." whispered Chris, "and did you see Baker? Fuck, he was naked and sleeping in the same tent as Gunner. His dick looked fat and long for a sixteen year old. I wonder if they were just sleeping or playing around." "This is going to be an interesting trip." Chris said as he promptly fell asleep. The next two days were just like the first one. Lots of paddling, setting up camp, eating and falling asleep. The routine didn't change much except they were not visited by another bear. Each night the boys were exhausted and each night they hit their bunks and fell immediately asleep. On the fourth day, things changed. They all seemed to hurt less and be more energized. They actually joked and splashed water at each other as they paddled up the lake. When they stopped for the night, they weren't nearly as tied as they first three days. In fact, they were refreshed. "Guys, we are not going to paddle tomorrow. Tomorrow is a day of rest. After dinner you can go for a swim. Tomorrow get your clothes washed up. You all stink. Your sleeping bags will also need to be aired out tomorrow as well." "Can we go fishing?" Noah asked. "Absolutely." said Gunner. The boys set up their tents and got the evening meal ready. When all the dishes were done, the trash buried and the food hung, it was free time. Unlike past evenings, the boys had energy to swim. "Listen up." said Baker. "Here are two bars of soap so use when you swim this evening." The boys settled into two groups. One immediately dropped their clothes and jumped into the lake. Chris, Jackson and Luke were in this group. The other stood on the big granite boulder and just looked at the boys in the lake. Finally, Noah said "Fuck it" and ripped off his shorts and underwear and ran down the gigantic slab of rock into the water. The massive piece of granite was half in the lake and sloped onto the shore. It was the perfect place to sit in the sun and off the ground. Jace and Nolan stood on shore and worked up courage to bare themselves. "I will if you will." said Jace. "OK on three" On three both boys stripped off their clothes and joined the others in the lake. All the boys played in the lake as only boys can play. They were loud, yelling names, splashing each other and doing tricks off the boulder. In spite of having a good time, the cold of a glacier fed lake finally got to them. They moved closer to shore where the water was warmer and in waist deep water soaped themselves well and started to wash. "You want me to soap your back, Jackson" asked Chris. "Sure." Jackson said as he stood with his back to Chris. Chris took the bar of soap and spread the suds over Jackson's back and rubbed it in good. He passed the soap to Jace who was doing Nolan's back. Chris started to rub the soap lather deeply into Jackson's muscles. He was, in effect, giving Jackson a back massage. Jackson started to tell Chris how good and relaxing it felt. Jace followed Chris lead and started to give a massage to Noah back. Like Chris, Nolan encouraged his partner to continue the back rub and do it even harder and deeper. Luke and Noah were also tent mates. They took the other bar of soap and also washed the other guy's back. Both boys felt strange touching another boy even if done in an innocent way. It was especially strange when both boys boned over being caressed during the innocent washing. "Jackson, you want a proper massage tonight? I have real massage oil we can use." Chris said as he turned his back to his companion and allowed his back to be washed. "You any good in giving massages?" asked Jackson. "Hell yeah! I am terrific. Shit! I give them to my brother all the time." was the reply. "Can you give us one as well?" Jace asked looking at Nolan. "You want one?" "I'm not sure" Nolan said. "I will give anyone who wants one a massage. I can even give a happy ending if you'd like." Only Jace laughed. The rest just looked oblivious to the comment. Then Jackson smiled and that led to a laugh. He got the joke. The boys finished up their bathing and got out of the water. Out of curiosity, Chris looked at each guys' crotch as they exited the water. In fact all the guys were checking out all their friends. It was a nonevent however, since the cold water drove all the hanging parts into their body cavities. Even Noah and his tent mate were curious. They had never seen another naked boy in their lives. ************************************************************************ A reminder: Nifty need contributions in order to continue to provide us with these stories. Please email me and let me know what you think of this tale. It is a continuation of the Fishing Buddies saga. My next story will catch up on Travis and his doings as Scott and Chris have their own adventures. Have a great summer and be safe.