The Shakewellion Review: Dying to be on the water...

It's been since sometime in December that I've been in a canoe. Ouch! These January and February days of winter can be pretty tough when you just want to be on the water with beer in hand. Plus it's been a pretty cold snowy winter. I have no complaints though (it's actually been a pretty cool winter as far as winters go), it would just be sweet to be in a boat.

I'm looking forward to a mid winter trip we have coming up to hocking hills. Cousin Mike is in charge, so I don't have to know much...just be there. I don't even know what we are doing. I heard we might try to paddle, but thats in a couple of weeks and there are still major winter storm warnings out for the rest of the week. Maybe we'll do some hiking down old mans cave way. Well in that case, lets hope there is still a bunch of snow.

And then in April, hopefully, we'll be doing the Clarion River again. Staying in the Bear's Den Lodge (A fancy name for a cool cabin). That's a pretty great river, and it's always cool to go back to a river for a second and third time. You get to see things you missed the first time. On the first trip to a new river (and the Clarion is fairly large), you're so committed to doing the river, keeping your bearing straight (as well as keeping yourself dry), that I think you miss a lot. Especially when you're trying to photograph the river. Now, I think I know a few shots I'd like work on a little harder. I don't think I'll think any farther ahead than that. There are going to be a fair amount of trips after that, but for the time being, I'll just think about them. In the meantime, here's to all the snow.