You guys landlocked in ice and snow may want to consider a winter or spring vacation in the balmy south. I just led a trip to Choke Canyon State Park where we paddled in our shirt sleeves on Saturday and in light jackets on Sunday. We also saw 60 species of birds and had deer, turkeys, and javalina in our camp. And I do this trip every year the third weekend in Feb. We have already had a few northerners join us. We have winter from January to the middle of February in the Houston area. Trees are leafing out and blooming. Spring flowers are in bloom. Choke Canyon is about the same or slightly warmer and a LOT dryer than Houston. I have never had rain on this trip in 10 years of going. Picts at http://community.webshots.com/album/120408388mTsMFr Of course, I prefer to be MUCH further north in the summer. But night paddles are fun then down here. Marilyn Kircus *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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