Episode 1 of 4. After a year of planning and waiting the Colonel and I finally get our chance to thru-paddle the entire 126 miles of the beautiful Ausable River in four nights, from Grayling to Oscoda Michigan, exiting into Lake Huron. It wasn’t without its challenges, mainly the six massive “ponds”, each with their own dam and portage and lots of head wind. Many amazing campsites along the way and lots of laughs!