Returned from eight days canoeing on the Missouri River late last night. We were all the way up in Montana when we left yesterday morning to come home, so it was pretty much an all day drive getting back to the Denver area.

   We really had a wonderful time on the trip this year. After 40+ years of running the same section of the river you might think it would get a little old or even boring after a while. But really, there is never any chance of that happening. In fact you could turn around right after taking out and do it all over again and it would still be a whole different trip. Different weather, different meals, different sights and animals along the way. This time was just a nice combination of good weather, pleasant companions, beautiful scenery and hardly any annoying bugs. On top of all of that there were no major injuries or accidents, lost gear or burnt meals. All in all it was a very nice time.

    Took more than 800 pictures during the week so there will be some photo's posted just as soon as I can sort through them and pick the best of the best. Wanted to get something out there now though as it will take me a couple of days to work my way through them. Plus there are plenty of other things going on this week here in Denver. Got most of the canoe trip gear unpacked and cleaned up, it is now just waiting for tomorrow when I'll head up to Longmont to drop it all off at my storage unit and then pick up any mail that might have arrived this past week. I also have the last load of laundry in the washer right now, so cleaning up my weeks worth of clothing will soon be done too.

    Would likely get more done today, except that Tom, George and I are headed out to see a 'Guys Night Out' movie this afternoon. There were evidently a couple that came out last week that we missed, so we will see one today and another one on Thursday. Am also trying to set up a bit of time to see a friend of mine from back in the DC area who is out here visiting some of her other friends. Not sure if it is going to work out or not, but it would be nice if it did.

    Right now though I'm going to go make a late lunch and then get back to working on pictures. Seems like everyone on the trip wants a copy of them and there is going to be a lot of sorting to do before anything else gets posted. Until then though; here is one shot of the white cliffs taken the 4th evening on the trip. I guess there are some forest fires going on in Idaho at this time so that explains why the sky was so red over the next couple of days. Enjoy!

Sunset over the White Cliffs area of the Missouri River in Montana on August 7, 2013