{"id":8176,"date":"2019-07-03T11:03:27","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T18:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/?p=8176"},"modified":"2021-10-20T12:50:40","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T19:50:40","slug":"rollin-on-the-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/2019\/07\/03\/rollin-on-the-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Rollin’ on the River"},"content":{"rendered":"

What a different three years makes: when last we took the boys & their cousins whitewater rafting<\/a> (gallery<\/a>), ol\u2019 Hen (then not quite age 7) hunkered down in the bottom of the raft, earning the name \u201cThe Turtle\u201d as his hat & life preserver pretty well entombed him for the whole ride. But check out a side-by-side of how he looked then (left) vs. during yesterday\u2019s trip (right):<\/p>\n

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We had a blast zooming along the very<\/em> full and fast-moving Arkansas River yesterday (128 tons of water flowing by every second!), as you can see in our photo gallery<\/a><\/em> and in the vid below. Patrick & Charlie stepped up to the front this time, forming quite handy human shields while the rest of us paddled from behind. Finn was the model of quietly focused efficiency you’d expect, and Henry gave some good pulls when not being distracted by sunken park benches & whatnot.<\/p>\n

Turn up your speakers for the vid & you\u2019ll catch some fun dialog, including Hen\u2019s signature mix of grousing & celebration. 😛💦<\/p>\n