Re: [Paddlewise] The Suburban Frontiersman

I paddled the big freighter canoe through a sea of lilies on Sunday, for 
Canada Day, with my spouse and two daughters. Floating and paddling along, 
as one of my daughters picked a white and pink lily flower, I think we all 
felt surreal - stress melting away under summer skies and family bonds 
tightening naturally. Later, watching the Canada Day fireworks as a family, 
my eldest daughter observed that as spectacular as the display was, nothing 
man-made compares to the awesomeness of nature. I was grateful that night to 
live in a free country, surrounded by beauty, where my needs and wants are 
amply met, and where outdoor experiences abound and nature doesn't force me 
to be a combatant in the game of survival - at least not when canoeing. :-)

Thanks for the report and pictures.

Doug Lloyd

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> I slide gently into a soft sandy spot at the boat launch. In ten
> minutes I am driving through what seems like another dimension.
> Sometimes it seems almost unreal, although I have to admit that it's
> not totally uncomfortable.
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/kayakster/Lillies
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