a bit of alison and tony

It was a great weekend of adventure and intrigue. Okay, well, mostly adventure. My father in law and I decided to embark on a voyage down the Clinton River in Rochester Hills, MI. It was a beautiful warm day, a pleasant deviation from the chilly winter days past. After some careful planning we managed to fasten the canoe to his new Ford Escape’s roof rack. (We had a bit of trouble finding good mounting points for the front and rear tie downs under the vehicle. Our 6 mile river run took about 3 hours and had more curves (resisting lame simile) then I can even remember. The water was a bit shallow for our 16′ Old Towne royalex canoe. The shallow water and protruding rocks definitely left their mark on the canoe. The water was cold and surprisingly clear. Despite the suburban neighborhoods lining the river we did see a good amount of wildlife; white-tailed deer, wood ducks, mallard ducks, Canadian geese, and a few fish. By the end of the trip we were both pretty worn out, and the weather quickly changed from sunny to strong winds and rain. Thanks to the cool Google Android app, “My Tracks”, you can check out our tracks on google maps. It was a great advanture.

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