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On our way back to Jackson we hear that it has snowed almost 100 inches since we left town, making this winter the best on record. I guess skiing sounds fun after three weeks on the river. We usually return from vacations so excited to be home, but this is one of the few times when I wish we could stay on the river for at least another month. River life was just wonderful and I am not ready to be back in the “real” world. I hope we can do this again soon.

• Something to remember: Julie spoke with a NRS rep before the trip who told her not to make any life changing decisions until at least a month after the trip ends. Knots to remember: bowline (make hoop away from you, put loose end up the hoop, around back side of tree, and back through hoop) and girth hitch (under, over, under, under).
• River Jokes 2008: Laughing along with the Canyon Wren; Goose’s Arm Exercises; “No Splashy”; Cat POOP; Super Shart; Maximum Force; Anything to do with Flight of the Concord’s songs Beautiful, the Distant Future, Business Time; Tom’s 5 Minutes; “That’s Neat”; Scott’s “M” Words; Mending my Fences.
• Songs from the Trip: Grand Canyon Home by Goose; Hallelujah by Rufas Wainright; Down By the River by Niel Young; Wagon Wheel by Old Crow; Spanish Boots by Bob Dylan; Flying Shoes by Towns Van Zandt; Mrs. Ohio by Gillian Welch; Hard to Concentrate by Red Hot Chili Peppers; Fire & Rain by James Taylor; Dead or Alive by John Bon Jovi; She Talks to Angels by Black Crows.
• Things to bring next time: q-tips; personal ammo can; hiking backpack; water jug (OJ bottle); more locking biners; less clothing (3 pairs long johns – 2 for river and 1 for camp), nail clippers.