tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post1457611608158510020..comments2024-03-14T04:07:39.792-07:00Comments on Earl Pomerantz: Just Thinking...: "Summer Times - Canoe Trips - Part Two"Earl Pomerantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963705121297866334noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-21725333107159816482008-08-13T13:16:00.000-07:002008-08-13T13:16:00.000-07:00"There are more popular blogs than this one. But h..."There are more popular blogs than this one. But how many of them explain portaging?" - According to a Google search...2,280,000 for "blog portaging". <BR/><BR/>Earl thanks so much for your wonderful writing and to be reminded of the details of camp Ogama (what a memory you have -- but I too remember so much about camp). And thanks for teaching me ALL the words to the Wyatt Earp song. LOL!!!MikeThe Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17121638582388746309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-60090276221198287132008-08-13T10:02:00.000-07:002008-08-13T10:02:00.000-07:00Hi EarlThis reminds me of my very first canoe trip...Hi Earl<BR/>This reminds me of my very first canoe trip as a counselor. I, too, had great difficulty qualifying for the swimsuit portion of the event but I guess they really needed me. It rained for 5 days straight and I recall just wanting to die, but I had to take care of the kids in my charge, so I kept paddling. On the last day, our tripper took us across Opeongo (a very big lake) in a thunderstorm to meet the bus and I was torn by conflict. Was it really safe to venture onto a lake during an electrical display? I crouched low in the stern so as not to tempt the forks of lightening, desperate to get back to camp. Like you, I also recall being impressed by nature, but all in all, happy to be back on dry land.<BR/>Much more fun for me was the 'ride' we took in the Rockies where, I recall, you sang a pretty thorough encore medley of Western themesongs.Pidgy Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04862449114998197830noreply@blogger.com