Adventure doesn't start until you head out the door. But once you get out there, sometimes you need to know when to head back.

The rain we received a few days ago—which brought the North Fork up over 2,000 CFS—reminded me of a recent trip on one of my other favorite Ozarks streams, the Eleven Point River. A few friends from church and I decided to brave the storm for the sake of adventure, and we soon had more than we could handle.