Life's Thoughts '07, Ozark River Company

Just for your "canoe and kayak head"

"Want to get out of the office or house mentally for a few moments?  Click on one of the scenery pictures we offer you below for a large and enjoyable version.  They are very large.  Concentrate and stare into them for a while.  It will take you there.  The outdoors is humbling and sobering.  We hope you enjoy..."  

Quotes of the times we're in:

"Customer and Friend's Eleven Point River Canoe Float Trip Report"

"I emailed you some time back and you sent me some great info on the Eleven Point.  We checked it out this weekend and you were correct, it is totally AWESOME!!!!!!  We floated from Turner's Mill to Riverton.  The Turner and Boze Mills were really cool, didn't get to check out the cave and will do that this fall for sure.  Saw two snakes and alot of wildlife!!  We left to float before ya'll opened and did not get back in time before you all were closed for the night. We had a wonderful meal at the Possum Grape Cafe.  Really did like the remoteness of that area.  I am taking my seven year old on his first canoe trip this fall before cold weather and will see you then for sure.  Thanks again for the info!!"  Stacey Needham Dresden, TN

Quotes of the times we're in:

A Four Year Old Grandson came to visit us "on the river".  He spent the holiday weekend with us, as the rest of the family did, and had a great time playing in the water.  As he was leaving to go home at the end of the weekend he asked, "Will you keep this river beach for me grandma and grandpa?"  We said, "well sure."  With a moment of thought, he put his hand on his hip and said, "I want to buy this place." 

- make life exciting!  Sit down and put yours together.  No kidding!  Plan your "adventure", then anticipation sets in.  What can you get out and do?  Try camping from your pick up truck or SUV and set that up!  "Rack up the boats" and go!  Make your "Upcoming Adventures" happen.  Ask for "gear" this holiday and set the date!  An "Outdoor Adventure" is always exciting!  See something larger than you.  Better yet, stay a little while and experience it!  Anywhere you see water...

"School has started. Summer Paddling is over. Canoeing and Kayaking is over for this year. Huh?

It is a Fall "Adventure Sport" Time of year.

A story and picture tour escape by: Ozark River Company

God Bless our Soldiers in Iraq. This is for you to enjoy while you're still there. Hurry home! We miss you!

"The sunsets were fabulous this last year, with memories of the days on the river...   

...so how was your year?  The new year is upon us for great new stories!  Go out and make yours!"

(Click on the picture for a savable large version)  

a very muddy boy...

as a child, there was a horse pasture behind our house in suburbia, with a little shallow pond that would fill up and cover a pretty big area after a good rain.  one evening after dwelling on it with deep curiosity; and wanting to "float on it", it became that weekend's obsession. with an old mattress, a large piece of sheet plastic and some twine, wrapped the bottom of the mattress and tied it up with the twine.  after finding the right stick, shoved her off in the water and climbed on, and poled all over that little pond all weekend!  it was one of the most memorable times as a child!  it was then i thought, wouldn't it be cool to have a little boat?  any little boat... to explore water, now that would be awesome...

(now-a-days, they do.  that would have been a memory bender...)

You never know who might be playing, lurking around the tree in the woods.  It might be one of your own fawns...

"Commitment to get it done..."

When the animals in the wild have a goal of survival they have commitment.  They search for food relentlessly until they find it and are satisfied, they also seek out private and safe places to bed down, to roost, to nest, depending on the animal or bird.  They have commitment in seeking and finding a mate, to the point that the strong survive.  They also feed and train their young until they are strong to go out in the wild and be an independent and future part of the chain of life, focus on a pretty specific long term goal.  

When I was young I was always told the phrase, "I wish I knew then, what I know now".  Maybe that is it.  The specific goal is set and relentless persistence and commitment it takes to get it done.