My Summer Project...

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I'm fighting a really bad case of burnout right now, so, I've decided to take the summer off (from school) and have a bit of fun.

After finals I'm going to kayak and fish the entire Buffalo National River (about 120 miles depending on rain).

Here's a really good (semi-pro) documentary on the river. Starting at 15:29 there's some nice "action footage." It's only class II/borderline class III rapids, but it is interesting.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUJB01lZnG8[/youtube]

I don't have time to do the whole river in one trip. I'll probably break it up into about 4 or 5 day/overnight floats.

Camping on the river is so peaceful. There's no light pollution and the sky is so black and starry--nothing to worry about but rabid elk and a few black bears pulling the "reverse Goldilocks."


So, anybody else have "big plans" this summer?

Sounds like a great plan, I'm hoping to do a trip to the Grand Canyon or Mesa Arch at some point in the future.

I'd love to raft the Colorado river through the Grand Canyon! Alas, time and money won't let me this year...

Here's a little hike I might take on my Buff River trip...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68wzd-BFYuc[/youtube]

It's not quite the Grand Canyon (about 550ft.) but it will have to do this year.