Even a lot of summer people stood around on the shore, watching him in the water and saying he was a wonder.

I guess they didn't know what to do with themselves, hey?
Mostly that's the way it is with summer people.
I flopped some flapjacks for breakfast and El Sawyer (he's a Raven) hung one of them around his neck for a souvenir.

He's a fresh kid.
Maybe you think it's easy to flop flapjacks--I should worry.
Oh, boy, now comes the best part of this whole story.

As soon as we could get our stuff into the duffel bags and the boat all tied fast, we started out on our hike for Temple Camp.

You can bet I always like to hike, but early in the morning, oh, it's simply great.