My Canoeing Trip

gnarlydorkette · 05-23-2005, 07:06 PM

Last weekend, I was out of town (as if you all noticed based on my absence from the forum!) on a trip to Lake Havasu to canoe in Colorado River for my husband's 23rd birthday (as well in memory of his father's one year anniversay of death which is today). His mother, his brother and the girlfriend, my husband and I left on Friday around 2pm (we were supposed to leave at noon but typcically the brother got up late and arrived at our home late) in separate cars to Needles, California whcih is only 15 minutes north of Lake Havasu City, Arizona.

It was rather HOT and crowded on the freeways. (It did reach to 122degrees in some areas we drove by.. I did take a picture of 102degrees which may be seen at my photoblog http://gnarlydorkette.textamerica.com) and we finally arrived in Lake Hasavu City, Arizona and reached to our motel "Best Western" but discovered that there are TWO BestWestern in the SAME city (the city only has 5,000 ppl) so we had to drive three blocks down to go to the RIGHT BestWestern hotel... yes, only THREE blocks away.

On Saturday morning, we left the hotel to drive 10minuts to "Topock Gorge Marina" to meet the group for the canoeing trip with a tour guide (whose name is "Chuck" and is very gesturative based on the fact that he is hearing-impaired.. NOT DEAF. He is h-i who wears hearing aids.).
I teamed up with C (my husband) in our canoe... we did have difficulty to figure out how to canoe because he LIKED to be in control of the boat but I sat in the back which mean *I* am in the control of steering the canoe but he kept doing my job and... (RAVING RANTING RAVING)

Anyway... we canoed approximate 16 miles down the Colorado River with Arizona on our left side and California on our right side. We did have difficulties along the way when the giant motorboats zoom down the river and created wakes (risky for canoes-- that those wakes may tip us over) in the ice-cold river! The river was COLD (60 degrees) in contrast with 110 degrees heat in the air! It was nice because we stayed cool when we stay low to the river than on the land (it was SUPER-HOT, i am telling you...)

I had to drink bottled water and pour the dirty, oil-laced colorado river water on my head to avoid a heatstroke (I was showing all signs: fatigue, headaches, nausea, etc)... We did pull over a lot to give the group of 20 people breaks to rest after churning against the motorboats' wakes (they are like 4 feet tall wakes).

When there were no motorboats or jetskis racing down, it was nice-- we just paddled along with the downcurrent which carried us so we can take a break in middle of the river and hold to eachother's canoes and kick back in the canoes, catching some sunrays.

We did saw a mountain which has a profile of an old American Indian, another that resembles a dragon, and we stopped at this place where there are old American Indian writings on the side of a giant boulder. C remarked about the plague (which explained about the American Indian writing) that he did feel funny about what it says... but he couldn't pinpoint it until he realized that the plague said "NON-INDIANS" which referred to us-- the white folks. He was taken back but then he said that it was sort of right for them to call us "Non-Indians" just like when white people call everybody else "NON-WHITE" on the American Census...(You know those where you check whether you are "White", "Black/African-American", "Hispanic/Spanish-Descent", or "Non-White"...)

As the daylight fades, we camped in a primitive campsite. We had to hike (with tents, foods, sleeping bags and clothes) about one mile away from the river which mean--- HOT! The temperature rose as we walked away from the river. We had to hike because the river is part of the reserve and it is forbidden to camp.. so we hiked until we got past the sign that say "WILDLIFE REFUGE AHEAD: NO CAMPING BEYOND". C and I camped one foot away from that sign. :-)

When I said "primitive" I mean NO INDOOR PLUMBING. We had to pee and poop in the ground. We had to bring our shovel and tiolet paper (no residue left on the top... we gotta dig a hole and do our business then stuff the TP in the hole then bury it.) I didn't poop the whole trip ... but I peed thrice! :-X
C and I fell asleep quickly with our arms sore and heat beating us down at 8pm (the earliest we ever went to bed!). But around midnight it got cold and we slipped under the sleeping bag with clothes on (we were naked before, haha). We did toss and turn throughout the night because of lack of pillows or heat, or just because one of us moved which caused the another to wake up.

Next day (Sunday), we woke up 5am which was horrible for C who never woke up at daybreak. We canoed 6 miles... and C and I did improve our teamwork by canoeing... we finally stayed in the front instead of trying to catch up with the rest who waited for us the day before!

We were shocked when we realized we had been canoeing 26 miles in total! 16miles and an two hour break along with 3 miles in the first day, then 6 miles in the second day. We finished up at 11am yesterday...

We went home... at 2am this morning.
How could this happen??

Car troubles, overwhelming heat, you name it, that is why.
C's mom's car got some car troubles. It refused to go above the second gear (which mean 30-35mph)... the speedometer doesn't work. It kept stalled if mom tried to speed more than 35mph... so we pulled over at a gas station. Saw an UHAUL store across the store. Rented a 375$ truck that has a trailer so we can trail mom's car to home. More troubles rose. The first truck has a flat tire. SO we replaced it for a second truck.. which has a broken um um "car holder"... it has straps on the trailer to hold the car on which was broken. SO we replaced in for a THIRD truck... but it leaks gas! So mom went back and yelled at the UHAUL store owner about it and asked for a FOURTH truck which was refused to us. Mom got pissed and asked for refund... was refused. A fight broke out-- verbal. Everybody's arms were held down to prevent the fight to be escalated.

Three hours later in an 123degrees city of Lake Hasavu, ARIZONA, we finally resorted to drop off Mom's car at a dealership for an overnight to be repiared (it was Sunday. everything was closed included car repair shops.) and cramp five people in a small two-doored car. I cannot remember the model but it is like a two-door miata car...

... C had to sit in the passenger seat after hitting his head twice, HARD, in the backseat (the backseat has no head room). I kept hitting my head as well when the car went over bumps or dips on the freeways. There was really no HEAD room for people with a height over 5'5".

We decided to pull over to a resturant with A.C. because I was showing symptoms of a heatstroke and the car has NO a.c.... the gfd and brother kept windows down to "cool" down but all it did was bring more heat in! I couldn't breath the sauna air (I have asthma) so I had to keep my head down between my legs to be able to breath in a buffer zone where no hot air is blown... We ate at Dennys and the gfd decided to rent out a hotel room for us to shower, nap, swim in the pool. The gfd was kind of hard to get along because she tried to do everything for everybody. (She tried to take away my sleeping bags while hiking because she was worried I was going to faint! I was FINE ... but she took away and I was left wtih nothign to carry and I felt stupid because everybody was carryinbg a heavy load while the old lazy me just strolled in my swimsuit!) and she kept paying for our foods and refused to let us to pay for ourselves. Hm.

Around 9pm after some persuasion by me (I was worried about my cat because I didn't arrange somebody to take care Diamondback on Sunday so I don't know how long ago he was fed on Saturday), we left in the temperature 95degrees which was tolerable. The gfd sped over 90 mph... all way down on 40 west, and 215 south... Mom sped over 90 as well. but it was more scarier with Mom because she is sort of blind in one eye and she didn't brake well... I woke up screaming "JESUS H CHRIST, WHAT THE #$^@ IS HAPPENED?!" around 12am when Mom swerved to get on a 25mph curved ramp at 85mph...

But we got home around 1:30am. I jumped out of a crowded car and kissed C goodbye to drive myself to MY home where DIamondback was waiting up for me. He kept rubbing himself against my leg, circling my leg, licking my leg.... :-/ I felt bad for leaving him home alone. It will be hard for me when I fly out to Finland for three weeks.
Well. that is my trip.
I paddled 26 miles, got some GOOD tan. I got freckles again... C loves 'em. He thinks I look cute with freckles. I got a minor sunburn on my stomach. I got some buffed triceps now.. but I still got flappy biceps. No blisters on me. I didn't die in the Colorado River. I didn't die of a heatstroke.
YAY!

gnarlydorkette · 05-23-2005, 07:07 PM

When I have time to upload the camera, I will post some here. Meanwhile, you gotta deal with those images.

The sandbar-- it used to be rowdy because you can get 1,000 ppl standing in the water (the sandbar is only like four feet below the water) for the spring break party. It was stopped because duh, it was rather rowdy for a wildlife refuge. Just a story for yall to learn!

Quote:

Havasu National Wildlife Refuge

P.O. Box 3009
Needles, CA 92363
(619) 326-3853

Directions to Office: From I-40, exit on J Street. Proceed southwest on J Street to Bailey Avenue, turn left and drive to Richardson Medical Complex. Turn right into parking lot. Office is in Suite B. To Topock Marsh: From Needles, take Harbor Avenue N, turn right onto Highway 95 to refuge signs.

Primary Wildlife: Endangered Yuma clapper rail, desert bighorn sheep, variety of marsh birds, neotropical birds. In desert uplands, a variety of reptiles.

Habitat: Topock Marsh Unit - 4,000 acres of Topock Marsh. Topock Gorge - Colorado River, backwater bays, beautiful desert, mountains, and cliffs. 14,606 acres of Havasu wilderness.

Recreation and Education: Wildlife observation and study, photography, boating, hunting, fishing, and hiking.

Special Note: Extremely high summer temperatures. Bring plenty of water, a hat, and sun protection. Havasu Wilderness provides primitive mountainous desert experience.

This is what we canoe on.. not on a white-water raft or anything like that!

Cheri · 05-23-2005, 08:49 PM

Very interesting weekend vacation you had there.

I couldn't help but laugh at the poop and pee on the ground, sounds like you were playing in Survivors if you ever saw this show?

I am glad you return home safe and sound too. Are you planning on taking another same trip again in the nearest future?

I've never been on a canoe, But I would like to go on one somedays.

gnarlydorkette · 05-25-2005, 06:12 PM

Here they are--
The evil motorboats, the lake, the train, the pictures of me and C, pictures of C's brother and his girlfriend...
I have many more but I decided to exclude to save space for AllDeaf and as well for my in-law's privacy. :-)

Take Care!

Nancy · 05-25-2005, 06:33 PM

Gnarly, sounds like you had an interesting trip.

I am glad you ended up ok concerning the heatstroke. That was nice of the girlfriend paying for the hotel, dinner, etc.

The pictures are awesome.

One of the photos you posted -- light green water? LOL

Liza · 05-26-2005, 04:14 AM

What an exciting adventure, and thanks for sharing the pictures with us. You look fantastic, and so does the river you were canoeing on for a while. I know what you mean about others trying to take care of you! LOL

How fitting, about having a canoeing adventure in the heart of America.. before flying out into another country.

Hm, if you're ever hungry waiting at the airport in Finland... try the restaurant on the second floor called Pronto! Great food. Ate a good chicken burger a few weeks ago while I was waiting for my flight back to Oslo.

deafclimber · 05-26-2005, 08:57 AM

i enjoyed your adventure journal, gnarly.

also i m very pleased to hear that you are into true outdoor/wilderness cuz you eventually cooperated the natures such as you did dig the holes for the solid wastes and covered em. i :bow: ya !

you should invite me to there cuz i m drooling at a pix of a rock beside two persons in canoe. i want to try out climbing at there then dive in the river !

i went to phoenix last july for climbing week. it was NOT fun on first few days cuz i couldnt stand the temp when i led climbing on hot rocks and i fainted and fell down about 10 ft and landed on treverse. man, it was 115F at 10am. i went like WTF ! my body wasnt used with heat air. i was forced to wait for two days so my body got used with the heat air. then i climbed much better in hot air.

sorry if its off topic. but i love outdoor stories.

GalaxyAngel · 05-26-2005, 09:20 AM

Garnlydorkette,

Wha... your fanastic (sp) adventures canoe travelling?? I envy you hell lotsa which I loved canoing and kept me busy sightseeing around beautiful adventures heavy forest and cliff etc etc. I cannot wait til we'll have nice family camping incoming soon.

gnarlydorkette · 05-27-2005, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deafclimber

you should invite me to there cuz i m drooling at a pix of a rock beside two persons in canoe. i want to try out climbing at there then dive in the river !

you do NOT want to climb on that rock-- it is covered with spiderwebs! I had to fight against my phobia to just hold on some rocks to settle the canoe for C to move around wihtout us drifting into some thick reeds.
It was worser when we had to canoe through this small tunnel and I was all "ooh" and "ahh" at the bird's nests (took a picture of one which has baby falcons!) until some spiderweb got in my face (I sat in front-- I receive all damages!) and I freaked out and paddled right out!

But there are a lot of rocks along the river you can climb on! I didn't take a picture of one area where I actually had to rock-climb to sightsee some native-american drawings (I did mention it but I didn't mention about the climb!). C showed me where to place my foot ("FLAT = FRIEND!" he kept screaming at me because I kept taking the impossible rounded rocks to step on), where to get a good grip with my hand, et cetera. It was just seven-foot tall boulder but still! :-) NO WIRES! oooo....

tegumi · 05-30-2005, 06:07 AM

spiders?!?

Just bring a couple very big cans of Raid....

deafclimber · 05-31-2005, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gnarlydorkette

you do NOT want to climb on that rock-- it is covered with spiderwebs! I had to fight against my phobia to just hold on some rocks to settle the canoe for C to move around wihtout us drifting into some thick reeds.
It was worser when we had to canoe through this small tunnel and I was all "ooh" and "ahh" at the bird's nests (took a picture of one which has baby falcons!) until some spiderweb got in my face (I sat in front-- I receive all damages!) and I freaked out and paddled right out!

But there are a lot of rocks along the river you can climb on! I didn't take a picture of one area where I actually had to rock-climb to sightsee some native-american drawings (I did mention it but I didn't mention about the climb!). C showed me where to place my foot ("FLAT = FRIEND!" he kept screaming at me because I kept taking the impossible rounded rocks to step on), where to get a good grip with my hand, et cetera. It was just seven-foot tall boulder but still! :-) NO WIRES! oooo....

ah smile here... thanks for warning about the spiderwebs.. i am used with these cuz i have faced the 2 - 3 inches spiders, spiderwebs, bees, poison ivys, posion oaks, and snakes at rock climbing areas. what i get injuried mostly from is BEES ! because i cant hear them buzzing loudly.. for instance in two yrs ago i intercepted them on a trail, they roared and when i felt several stings on my arm and leg, then i ran for my life ! ha ha ha *i looked at my memory*. in fact i am allergy to bee stings. it is NOT fun.

when i climb on rocks and i see the spiderwebs, i use my runners or webbings to wipe out the webs then continue climbing.

if you see indian drawings on boulders, then we cannot climb on them. i respect their wishes... there are a lot of debates with between the indians, archaeologists and the climbers. they dont want the climbers damaging the indian drawings. some areas have fences blocking around like we have one in red river gorge in ky. i saw those indian drawings. it was very interesting.

btw i love your adventure story. i consider to make a new post about my trip to seneca rocks on memorial weekend...

TweetyBird · 05-31-2005, 11:48 AM

wow sound fun to me!!!!

Vance · 05-31-2005, 08:51 PM

Man... I wish I do keep up with the topics in this forum. Gnarly, that is beautiful story and experience!

I lovvvveee canoeing, it is SO fun! I am glad that you shared the 'trip' story with us

Liebling:-))) · 06-01-2005, 07:25 AM

wow very interesting and very fanastic stories.

I got goose pumps after read your post, Deafclimber....

gnarlydorkette · 06-01-2005, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deafclimber

if you see indian drawings on boulders, then we cannot climb on them. i respect their wishes... there are a lot of debates with between the indians, archaeologists and the climbers. they dont want the climbers damaging the indian drawings. some areas have fences blocking around like we have one in red river gorge in ky. i saw those indian drawings. it was very interesting.

btw i love your adventure story. i consider to make a new post about my trip to seneca rocks on memorial weekend...

OH we didn't climb on the boulders where the drawings were on! Oh

I wouldn't do that. We climbed to get onto a platform where we can stand and look at the boulder ahead of us which does have the drawings. We climbed to get onto the land from the river...Hope that clears up!!!
I don't want somebody walking around thinking "Ohmygod, gnarlydorkette disrecpected the American Indian's holy grounds by climbing on it...!"

05-23-2005, 07:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
gnarlydorkette is leaving for good. Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sunny Diego in Califunny Posts: 1,764	My Canoeing Trip Last weekend, I was out of town (as if you all noticed based on my absence from the forum!) on a trip to Lake Havasu to canoe in Colorado River for my husband's 23rd birthday (as well in memory of his father's one year anniversay of death which is today). His mother, his brother and the girlfriend, my husband and I left on Friday around 2pm (we were supposed to leave at noon but typcically the brother got up late and arrived at our home late) in separate cars to Needles, California whcih is only 15 minutes north of Lake Havasu City, Arizona. It was rather HOT and crowded on the freeways. (It did reach to 122degrees in some areas we drove by.. I did take a picture of 102degrees which may be seen at my photoblog http://gnarlydorkette.textamerica.com) and we finally arrived in Lake Hasavu City, Arizona and reached to our motel "Best Western" but discovered that there are TWO BestWestern in the SAME city (the city only has 5,000 ppl) so we had to drive three blocks down to go to the RIGHT BestWestern hotel... yes, only THREE blocks away. On Saturday morning, we left the hotel to drive 10minuts to "Topock Gorge Marina" to meet the group for the canoeing trip with a tour guide (whose name is "Chuck" and is very gesturative based on the fact that he is hearing-impaired.. NOT DEAF. He is h-i who wears hearing aids.). I teamed up with C (my husband) in our canoe... we did have difficulty to figure out how to canoe because he LIKED to be in control of the boat but I sat in the back which mean I am in the control of steering the canoe but he kept doing my job and... (RAVING RANTING RAVING) Anyway... we canoed approximate 16 miles down the Colorado River with Arizona on our left side and California on our right side. We did have difficulties along the way when the giant motorboats zoom down the river and created wakes (risky for canoes-- that those wakes may tip us over) in the ice-cold river! The river was COLD (60 degrees) in contrast with 110 degrees heat in the air! It was nice because we stayed cool when we stay low to the river than on the land (it was SUPER-HOT, i am telling you...) I had to drink bottled water and pour the dirty, oil-laced colorado river water on my head to avoid a heatstroke (I was showing all signs: fatigue, headaches, nausea, etc)... We did pull over a lot to give the group of 20 people breaks to rest after churning against the motorboats' wakes (they are like 4 feet tall wakes). When there were no motorboats or jetskis racing down, it was nice-- we just paddled along with the downcurrent which carried us so we can take a break in middle of the river and hold to eachother's canoes and kick back in the canoes, catching some sunrays. We did saw a mountain which has a profile of an old American Indian, another that resembles a dragon, and we stopped at this place where there are old American Indian writings on the side of a giant boulder. C remarked about the plague (which explained about the American Indian writing) that he did feel funny about what it says... but he couldn't pinpoint it until he realized that the plague said "NON-INDIANS" which referred to us-- the white folks. He was taken back but then he said that it was sort of right for them to call us "Non-Indians" just like when white people call everybody else "NON-WHITE" on the American Census...(You know those where you check whether you are "White", "Black/African-American", "Hispanic/Spanish-Descent", or "Non-White"...) As the daylight fades, we camped in a primitive campsite. We had to hike (with tents, foods, sleeping bags and clothes) about one mile away from the river which mean--- HOT! The temperature rose as we walked away from the river. We had to hike because the river is part of the reserve and it is forbidden to camp.. so we hiked until we got past the sign that say "WILDLIFE REFUGE AHEAD: NO CAMPING BEYOND". C and I camped one foot away from that sign. :-) When I said "primitive" I mean NO INDOOR PLUMBING. We had to pee and poop in the ground. We had to bring our shovel and tiolet paper (no residue left on the top... we gotta dig a hole and do our business then stuff the TP in the hole then bury it.) I didn't poop the whole trip ... but I peed thrice! :-X C and I fell asleep quickly with our arms sore and heat beating us down at 8pm (the earliest we ever went to bed!). But around midnight it got cold and we slipped under the sleeping bag with clothes on (we were naked before, haha). We did toss and turn throughout the night because of lack of pillows or heat, or just because one of us moved which caused the another to wake up. Next day (Sunday), we woke up 5am which was horrible for C who never woke up at daybreak. We canoed 6 miles... and C and I did improve our teamwork by canoeing... we finally stayed in the front instead of trying to catch up with the rest who waited for us the day before! We were shocked when we realized we had been canoeing 26 miles in total! 16miles and an two hour break along with 3 miles in the first day, then 6 miles in the second day. We finished up at 11am yesterday... We went home... at 2am this morning. How could this happen?? Car troubles, overwhelming heat, you name it, that is why. C's mom's car got some car troubles. It refused to go above the second gear (which mean 30-35mph)... the speedometer doesn't work. It kept stalled if mom tried to speed more than 35mph... so we pulled over at a gas station. Saw an UHAUL store across the store. Rented a 375$ truck that has a trailer so we can trail mom's car to home. More troubles rose. The first truck has a flat tire. SO we replaced it for a second truck.. which has a broken um um "car holder"... it has straps on the trailer to hold the car on which was broken. SO we replaced in for a THIRD truck... but it leaks gas! So mom went back and yelled at the UHAUL store owner about it and asked for a FOURTH truck which was refused to us. Mom got pissed and asked for refund... was refused. A fight broke out-- verbal. Everybody's arms were held down to prevent the fight to be escalated. Three hours later in an 123degrees city of Lake Hasavu, ARIZONA, we finally resorted to drop off Mom's car at a dealership for an overnight to be repiared (it was Sunday. everything was closed included car repair shops.) and cramp five people in a small two-doored car. I cannot remember the model but it is like a two-door miata car... ... C had to sit in the passenger seat after hitting his head twice, HARD, in the backseat (the backseat has no head room). I kept hitting my head as well when the car went over bumps or dips on the freeways. There was really no HEAD room for people with a height over 5'5". We decided to pull over to a resturant with A.C. because I was showing symptoms of a heatstroke and the car has NO a.c.... the gfd and brother kept windows down to "cool" down but all it did was bring more heat in! I couldn't breath the sauna air (I have asthma) so I had to keep my head down between my legs to be able to breath in a buffer zone where no hot air is blown... We ate at Dennys and the gfd decided to rent out a hotel room for us to shower, nap, swim in the pool. The gfd was kind of hard to get along because she tried to do everything for everybody. (She tried to take away my sleeping bags while hiking because she was worried I was going to faint! I was FINE ... but she took away and I was left wtih nothign to carry and I felt stupid because everybody was carryinbg a heavy load while the old lazy me just strolled in my swimsuit!) and she kept paying for our foods and refused to let us to pay for ourselves. Hm. Around 9pm after some persuasion by me (I was worried about my cat because I didn't arrange somebody to take care Diamondback on Sunday so I don't know how long ago he was fed on Saturday), we left in the temperature 95degrees which was tolerable. The gfd sped over 90 mph... all way down on 40 west, and 215 south... Mom sped over 90 as well. but it was more scarier with Mom because she is sort of blind in one eye and she didn't brake well... I woke up screaming "JESUS H CHRIST, WHAT THE #$^@ IS HAPPENED?!" around 12am when Mom swerved to get on a 25mph curved ramp at 85mph... But we got home around 1:30am. I jumped out of a crowded car and kissed C goodbye to drive myself to MY home where DIamondback was waiting up for me. He kept rubbing himself against my leg, circling my leg, licking my leg.... :-/ I felt bad for leaving him home alone. It will be hard for me when I fly out to Finland for three weeks. Well. that is my trip. I paddled 26 miles, got some GOOD tan. I got freckles again... C loves 'em. He thinks I look cute with freckles. I got a minor sunburn on my stomach. I got some buffed triceps now.. but I still got flappy biceps. No blisters on me. I didn't die in the Colorado River. I didn't die of a heatstroke. YAY!

05-23-2005, 08:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
Cheri Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 21,074	Very interesting weekend vacation you had there. I couldn't help but laugh at the poop and pee on the ground, sounds like you were playing in Survivors if you ever saw this show? I am glad you return home safe and sound too. Are you planning on taking another same trip again in the nearest future? I've never been on a canoe, But I would like to go on one somedays. __________________

05-26-2005, 08:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
deafclimber :: is a dirt dirty ? :: Join Date: May 2003 Location: hotlanta Posts: 3,568	i enjoyed your adventure journal, gnarly. also i m very pleased to hear that you are into true outdoor/wilderness cuz you eventually cooperated the natures such as you did dig the holes for the solid wastes and covered em. i :bow: ya ! you should invite me to there cuz i m drooling at a pix of a rock beside two persons in canoe. i want to try out climbing at there then dive in the river ! i went to phoenix last july for climbing week. it was NOT fun on first few days cuz i couldnt stand the temp when i led climbing on hot rocks and i fainted and fell down about 10 ft and landed on treverse. man, it was 115F at 10am. i went like WTF ! my body wasnt used with heat air. i was forced to wait for two days so my body got used with the heat air. then i climbed much better in hot air. sorry if its off topic. but i love outdoor stories. __________________ Feel free to PM me if you have any question about Windows Mobile or AT&T Mobiliy's TAPs.

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05-25-2005, 06:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
Nancy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Central FL Posts: 2,289	Gnarly, sounds like you had an interesting trip. I am glad you ended up ok concerning the heatstroke. That was nice of the girlfriend paying for the hotel, dinner, etc. The pictures are awesome. One of the photos you posted -- light green water? LOL

05-26-2005, 04:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
Liza Cranial protocologist Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: St Augustine, FL Posts: 4,189 Blog Entries: 2	What an exciting adventure, and thanks for sharing the pictures with us. You look fantastic, and so does the river you were canoeing on for a while. I know what you mean about others trying to take care of you! LOL How fitting, about having a canoeing adventure in the heart of America.. before flying out into another country. Hm, if you're ever hungry waiting at the airport in Finland... try the restaurant on the second floor called Pronto! Great food. Ate a good chicken burger a few weeks ago while I was waiting for my flight back to Oslo.

05-26-2005, 09:20 AM	#8 (permalink)
GalaxyAngel That's me! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Alberta,Canada Posts: 13,542	Garnlydorkette, Wha... your fanastic (sp) adventures canoe travelling?? I envy you hell lotsa which I loved canoing and kept me busy sightseeing around beautiful adventures heavy forest and cliff etc etc. I cannot wait til we'll have nice family camping incoming soon.

05-30-2005, 06:07 AM	#10 (permalink)
tegumi Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Washington State Posts: 421	spiders?!? Just bring a couple very big cans of Raid....

05-31-2005, 11:48 AM	#12 (permalink)
TweetyBird ~ Fall ~ Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 21,406	wow sound fun to me!!!!

05-31-2005, 08:51 PM	#13 (permalink)
Vance Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,280	Man... I wish I do keep up with the topics in this forum. Gnarly, that is beautiful story and experience! I lovvvveee canoeing, it is SO fun! I am glad that you shared the 'trip' story with us