0 Issues & Subscriptions Stories About/Contact Instagram Issues & Subscriptions Stories About/Contact Instagram 0 Author Stephen Eginoire Date September 24, 2019 Comments Comment Author Stephen Eginoire Date September 24, 2019 Comments Comment Words By Chris Schulte | Photos by Stephen Eginoire Our spot on the river bend ran clear and cool where a towering cypress tree shaded a small sandy beach. Wet two-by-fours roughly nailed to its trunk provided a route to its highest limbs, often twisting underfoot a horrifying 30 feet above ground. After traversing a large branch overhanging the placid river, we’d drop and count expedited seconds until the cool, green water closed overhead, hammering into our eardrums. Slipping in damp tennis shoes al...