"I’d chosen a source-to-sea expedition format with few open crossings and no real wilderness. A true beginner’s path. By hand-railing riverbanks and coastlines, much of it developed and populated, external unknowns were few. External risks, such as dangerous inlets or hurricanes, were knowable and avoidable. With no prior expedition experience, did I have the mental resilience to manage nutrition and handle possible illness over weeks of paddling? I was an impatient, poorly equipped novice with no self-rescue technique. I was my own worst liability - the perfect candidate for disaster."
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