[Paddlewise] Raison d'etre and existental impedimentia

        There was a clear blue sky and warm winds yesterday, so I headed out
to the Columbia by the Portland International Airport (Govt. Island) and got
in most of the day on the water. No recreational boats out, I saw maybe
three working tugs the whole day. This stretch of water is big and open,
maybe a mile across at some points. Although it's in the heart of the city
on both shores, Govt. Island is pretty much 4 or 5 miles of game preserve.
(OK. . . the I-205 bridge *does* cross over the top of it at one point. . .)
But there's the view of Mt. Hood, the sunshine, a few of the home owners on
the Washington shore were out working in their yards. A couple guys greeted
me from their boat as I cruised through one of the small marinas. . . and I
sat on a log in the grass on Govt. Island, in the sunshine, just up the
beach from a gaggle of about 200 Canada geese. Bagels, a couple pears, big
bag of granola, some juice. . . If this ain't heaven, I don't want to go! 

        It's nice to have a list where we can share these experiences. 

        Geo. 

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