New Computer=More RiverYak

The computer that I bought in Alaska back in 2002 finally died.  Mrs. Yak and I had been planning a trip to Key West, but the funding for it went into an awesome little Macbook that we have fallen in love with.  Good news for all you RiverYaksters out there, though, since a new computer means more updates to the blog!  "Oh my, how exciting!"

Unfortunately, nobody will be reading about an exotic adventure to Key West on this blog.  Not for a while anyway.  We still plan to go, so we have been referring to this hiccup in the plans as a "postponement" rather than a "cancellation."  

The weather should start warming up as soon as February has finished crapping on us.  We haven't had much snow, which means there won't be that rush of water in the river this spring when the snow melts off the mountains.  It has been raining quite a bit but it's been too freaking cold to play in the water.  How can it be this cold and not snowing?  Where is the rain coming from?  Have I been bad and God is reminding me what it's like to live in Juneau as a warning?  

This all boils down to the fact that I can't wait for March and 60 degree days so that I can try out the river now that the dam is gone.  Remember a few posts ago (I'm feeling lazy and don't want to search it out to post a link, go look for it) I mentioned the Woolen Mills dam had finally been breached?  You probably don't, but a dam has been breached and now the river runs like a river and less like a lake.  I've discovered a few areas that will probably be alot of fun with the right amount of water.  I can't wait for March.

I'm cutting this one short.  Keep an eye on here for more activity.  Hopefully I will do a better job of keeping up with this thing.  

Fair winds and following seas...