Norfork To Calico Rock

Donovan, Madison, Jarod (Donovan's friend), and I hit the White River in northern Arkansas for a weekend float trip.  And, it was peaceful and fun!  Headed up in Donovan's truck to Norfork--entry point.  Dropped off all of our gear.  Madison and I drove back to Calico Rock and dropped off the truck--exit point.  An elderly biker from Two Rivers Trout Dock (outfitter) brought Maddy and I back to Norfork where we met Donovan and Jarod who had already blow up the canoes.  Packed gear and hit the river.  About what we figured was half way, we stopped for the evening and set up camp.  The shelters were hilarious, but a good time building.  We fished and didn't catch a thing nor did we even get a bite.  But, it wasn't about that really.  It was about the float and float we did.  The White was flowing at roughly 2-3 miles per hour so paddling wasn't a must.  In fact, we covered the 18 miles before 1100 am the second day.  In all, we were on the river maybe 8 or 9 hours both days.  The kids were a blast and I really enjoyed this trip.  Did I sleep much?  No.  Was I cold at night?  Yep.  Did I burn my balding head?  Yep.  I especially enjoyed the boys conversation that went something like this:

Me:  You boys going to sleep in that thing like it is?
Both boys:  Yep.  We rock (or something to that affect).

About 1000 at night (I couldn't sleep)....

Donovan:  You cold?
Jarod:  Nope.
Donovan:  Me neither.

About 1200 am...

Donovan:  You cold?
Jarod:  No, but my leg is getting stiff.  It gets worst the colder it gets.
Donovan:  We should probably get your leg warmer.  (Donovan's friend had hurt his leg a day or two before.)

They stoked the fire and sat by it for a while.

Some time no much longer...

Donovan:  You cold?
Jarod:  Yeah.
Donovan:  Me too.

They tore down their structure and used it for firewood!  LOL.  It was so funny listening to them.

Me:  You guys need to build that 2-man tent and crawl inside.

Anyway, the pictures below bring credit to my story.  I also promised Maddy I'd make a YouTube video as well.  It's coming and when done, I'll edit and add.  In the mean time, here are the pics: