Reflecting on 2008
2008 started off with a bang - a grand idea to start a monthly newsletter for the enthusiastic river jet boater. A type of publication that is missing from our sport. And I thought “well hey! Why I can’t I be the one to fill it?”
My hopes were high, but my pocket book was not deep and after only three skimpy issues it was evident to me that I simply did not have the resources to pull it off.
Over the year I have hinted that it is not dead and once my financial condition improves I can get it back on track. Well truth be told, maybe it is a pipe dream at this point in the game, with the money situation turning from bad into a horrific nightmare - sadly I know I am not alone.
Back to jet boating - hmm, what is that again?! Heck I only got my boat on the water a few times in 2008 so I’m not feeling like the jet boater I used to be. Can a person become a virgin again? But still I managed to have some good times even if I could not afford to drive my own boat by catching several rides in Hells Canyon, the Missouri River in Montana, the Payette River and of course there was plenty of whitewater action to jump in on around King Hill and Glenns Ferry.
Despite the money and job woes, I still feel blessed to be able to participate in river jet boating. It is one activity that makes me feel alive, and when I am involved in it all the rest of that crap just slips my mind.
Here is a video clip (large .wmv video file) of one of my few run’s in 2008, it was our foster daughters first trip out on the boat with me to (no, I am not the dude at the back of the boat with her at the end)
To a new year of jet boating - cheers!