When you grow up in a small town in the north woods, you have to make your own excitement. High spirits, idiocy, and showing off for the girls inspire Gary Paulsen and his friends to attempt: shooting waterfalls in a barrel; the first skateboarding; jumping three barrels like motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel - except they only have bikes; hangliding with an Army surplus target kite; bungee jumping; and, wrestling ...a bear? Extreme sports lead to extreme fun in new tales from Gary's boyhood. --This text refers to the Digital edition.