These past few days I've been working on our website quite a bit (you may have noticed the drastic changes). As I went along I thought it would be cool to add some classic river quotes. Back in the day when I was like 17 and working as a canoe guide for the Boy Scouts, I collected a whole bunch of em. I built a little night stand in my woodshop class and wrote the quotes all over it. I lost the nightstand somewhere in Jackson Hole, but I remembered some of the quotes. My favorite by far is this one by Water Rat from Wind in the Willows: "Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." Does it get any more profound than this? Messing about in boats? Could it be that this truly is the meaning of life?
Another quote I am rather fond of is from the classic book "A River Runs Through It." You may be familiar with it. Last summer I was at a open-mic poetry reading in Jackson, WY, when my good buddy T-Bone Babcock got up and recited from memory the beautiful closing soliloquy of Norman McClain. These final words have always stirred my soul:
We're just a couple of river rats trying to make this world a happier place. We'll get you the best priced hypalon out there so you can keep your beer money for yourself. This blog is full of worthless ramblings.
I love that part. It is definitely one of the all time best movies!
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