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Topic: Canoeing!
heathersaysgobucks Joined Sun 01/06/08 Posts: 5306	Sat 08/22/09 01:09 PM Edited by heathersaysgobucks on Sat 08/22/09 01:10 PM
Here are some pictures from a couple of canoe trips we took this year. Anyone else have pics or like to go canoeing? I would like to get in one more trip before the weather turns cold. Good times with good friends. Beautiful scenery. What I call the indian wedding chapel.

Gossipmpm Joined Tue 03/03/09 Posts: 19414	Sat 08/22/09 01:10 PM
Ooohhh that really is pretty!!

heathersaysgobucks Joined Sun 01/06/08 Posts: 5306	Sat 08/22/09 01:11 PM
Thank you! I always get such peace being on the water.

Kleisto Joined Tue 05/13/08 Posts: 5704	Sat 08/22/09 01:11 PM Edited by Kleisto on Sat 08/22/09 01:12 PM
I've gone canoeing up north many a summer with my dad........though he always seemed to take some of the fun out of it being critical of me and yelling about things I wasn't doing right.

heathersaysgobucks Joined Sun 01/06/08 Posts: 5306	Sat 08/22/09 01:13 PM
Awwww, I'm sorry to hear that Kleisto. I re-sized the pics, but they are still big! Sorry! I left a few out because of the bigness...hehe.

njmom05 Joined Mon 04/23/07 Posts: 5867	Sat 08/22/09 01:16 PM
What amazing pics! I wanna go next time!

coz1976 Joined Sun 07/13/08 Posts: 1196	Sat 08/22/09 01:22 PM
pretty

heathersaysgobucks Joined Sun 01/06/08 Posts: 5306	Sat 08/22/09 01:24 PM
What amazing pics! I wanna go next time! You are more than welcome to go anytime! This year after one full trip without dumping over, I braved the camera......that was the trip that we dumped out over the small "falls" you have to negotiate....hehehe. Luckily the camera was saved by several zip lock bags I had it in. Next time I'm buying a throw away waterproof camera.

SilverJoy Joined Sun 10/14/07 Posts: 570	Sat 08/22/09 01:28 PM
Great pics you shared, Heather...thanks! Down here in the sunny (HOT/HUMID) South...we call it "paddling". I LOVE to paddle (canoe), altho it's been years since I've dipped my paddle. Hope to reconnect with the water in that fashion soon...very soon.

PATSFAN Joined Mon 12/10/07 Posts: 42782	Sat 08/22/09 01:34 PM
Nude canoeing

mscherbear Joined Fri 03/07/08 Posts: 15104	Sat 08/22/09 01:35 PM
Where were these pics taken? It looks gorgeous! I've never been canoeing, but I kayak, so I imagine it wouldn't be all that different.

heathersaysgobucks Joined Sun 01/06/08 Posts: 5306	Sat 08/22/09 01:40 PM Edited by heathersaysgobucks on Sat 08/22/09 01:41 PM
Where were these pics taken? It looks gorgeous! I've never been canoeing, but I kayak, so I imagine it wouldn't be all that different. Nope, pretty much the same. Several people in our groups always kayak. The place we go gives you the choice of either or even tubing. The river is a little slow for tubing though. It is The Mad River in Ohio. Water so clear you can see to the bottom the whole trip. Schools of fish go right under you. Our first trip this year was early in the morning and we saw a Minx and a Muskrat out doing their thing.

mscherbear Joined Fri 03/07/08 Posts: 15104	Sat 08/22/09 01:57 PM
Sounds awesome!

michiganman3 Joined Mon 10/29/07 Posts: 14521	Sat 08/22/09 02:17 PM
We had a 16 ft canoe, but the ex and the girls complained it was too heavy, it was always a fight to get them to help me load it on the Jeep, portages, etc. So we sold it and bought two kayaks!!!!!! We each got one in the divorce, and I recently bought a second one so I can go with a friend without having to borrow the other one. Now me and my girls can all go together. Its so nice to get out on a river, enjoy nature and have a bit of fun. Great pics too HGB!!!!

RKISIT Joined Tue 01/08/08 Posts: 16721	Sat 08/22/09 02:19 PM Edited by RKISIT on Sat 08/22/09 02:21 PM
love it, i go canoeing on st.johns river 3 times a year with friends...really peaceful

auburngirl Joined Fri 04/27/07 Posts: 18811	Sat 08/22/09 02:22 PM
Those are great pics! I, however, won't do that again. Went once when in college in Tampa in the Hillsborough River when suddenly a gator that was sitting on the bank slid into the water. THAT broke me of any desire to canoe in the future!

michiganman3 Joined Mon 10/29/07 Posts: 14521	Sat 08/22/09 02:55 PM
Those are great pics! I, however, won't do that again. Went once when in college in Tampa in the Hillsborough River when suddenly a gator that was sitting on the bank slid into the water. THAT broke me of any desire to canoe in the future! No Gators in Michigan

heathersaysgobucks Joined Sun 01/06/08 Posts: 5306	Sat 08/22/09 05:30 PM
Huh, the pics decided to be the right size now.....that's odd. Anyhow....glad to see some more fellow canoe-ers! How long of a trip do you all take? So far, all of our trips have been a 5 mile "course". We are planning a 10 mile, but I'd like to try out a kayak first and see if it's better on the knees.

njmom05 Joined Mon 04/23/07 Posts: 5867	Sat 08/22/09 05:32 PM
Nude canoeing Don't forget the sunscreen!

heathersaysgobucks Joined Sun 01/06/08 Posts: 5306	Sat 08/22/09 05:35 PM Edited by heathersaysgobucks on Sat 08/22/09 05:37 PM
Here's something rather funny......this is what you get when you dump out and land on your hip on the rocks in the shallow river. EDIT: Apparently that picture is going to be huge until the re-size gets recognized. Sorry!