25 years ago, after a rafting trip in the Yukon and Alaska, I decided to memorize Service's The Cremation of Sam McGee. After working on it for about a month, I

25 years ago, after a rafting trip in the Yukon and Alaska, I decided to memorize Service's The Cremation of Sam McGee. After working on it for about a month, I had it cold. Never attempted to recite it since. After seeing this article, I thought I would give it a shot. I stumbled over a couple of lines in the middle, but, overall, I remembered it pretty well. Now if I could only remember where I put my keys 60 minutes ago.