[Paddlewise] Brian Mike Hopper's Yacht Canoe in Black Canyon

Kayakers,

This last weekend some friends and I went kayak camping in Black Canyon below the Hoover Dam and met Brian Mike Hopper, who is a fascinating outdoorsman. He agreed to do a little video, and he decided to tell about his yacht canoe. My guess is that he's met thousands of people who have been fascinated by him during his travels. He had many wild stories to tell. At first they didnbt seem believable, but when I asked him for more details, most of his stories were explainable. For example, he mentions in the video that he went down a river with the governor of California. When I asked him about it, he explained that the governor was a manikin with a mask of the governorbs face. He even later showed us photos backing up many of the things hebs done. He loves to entertain a crowd. But in conversations, he does 90% of the talking. Often he mentioned Cambria, California, but he claims to be Scottish and to be from the town of Brigadoon, which I found out
 is a fictional town. There is a movie in which every 100 years, the people of Brigadoon awaken for a 24-hour period, then go back to sleep for another century while Brigadoon itself vanishes in the mists. If youbve met Brian, let me know.
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Here's the video:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ__3F-0nTU&feature=channel_page
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Duane
Southern California
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