As Henry W. Longfellow said, “This is the forest primeval.”
Those words have stuck with me since I memorized part of “Evangeline” in ninth grade, but they’ve rung truer since I first paddled through one of Acadiana’s ancient cypress forests.
In late fall, winter and spring, canoeing on St. Martin Parish’s Lake Martin is one of my favorite things to do. Last week, against my better judgment, the forest primeval was calling. David D’Aquin, an old friend, was visiting, and I convinced him to join me on the adventure despite the July temps…