The Pelican’s Perch

Sometimes the best medicine when you’ve been busy as ever, unorganized, and just plain stressed out is to simply leave civilization altogether. Go somewhere where computers don’t exist, your cell phone doesn’t work, and your wallet is completely useless. That place for me was Ponca, Arkansas, camping and floating on the Buffalo river on our annual float trip. This was something like my 13th year going on the float trip, but this one ended up being quite possibly the best, not only for all the great and funny things that happened hanging out with all my dad’s weird side of the family and their friends, but for how perfect the timing of it was. I’ve never been so happy to get away from it all, but now I’m back, and all the more happy because of it. So, to kick things off again now that I’m all refreshed, rejuvinated, and chipper, let’s do a little experiment. Instead of explaining any details, I’ll just post some of my favorite pics from the float trip and let you listen to the song I felt most appropriate to accompany the picture, and you can make up your own story. And let’s make them all water themed as well. How about them apples?

(pics and music after the jump!)
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Akron/Family - I’ll be on the Water

Montag - 322 Water

Andrew Bird - The Water Jet Cilice

Why? - Waterfalls

Matt Pond PA - Devil in the Water

Fionn Regan - Black Water Child

Futureheads - Danger of the Water

Rachel’s - Water From the Same Source

Cake - You Part the Waters