Minnesota River Interviews - Brand Frentz and Joe Michel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReCAKpyV68c

"When I am on the river, especially alone, there is a real spiritual connection... you can almost feel it. I don’t know how to explain it, just you’re close to god to me."

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Joe Michel: "When I am on the river, especially alone, there is a real spiritual connection, and that might sound weird, but it’s there, and you can almost feel it. I don’t know how to explain it, just you’re close to god to me. It’s a big freedom to be out there all alone, on the river, even with someone else, but all alone you pick it up, you ever get that feeling Brand?"

Brand Frentz:  "Yeah, when I was a kid, I had some experiences with being out in nature and suddenly just feeling part of it.  The feeling was like when I saw a beaver, it was not just me watching, but me being a part of the whole scene with the beaver, he’s there I am there.  Just the feeling I get and the feeling that’s so good is part of it.  That’s part of the natural way of things, there it is and I am in it."

Joe Michel:  "You’re part of the equation.  Yeah it can overcome you, it just makes you feel good. I get it sometimes out skiing when we stop to look and it’s just neat, it’s just beautiful."