It’s time. Time to slap on some sunscreen, crack open a beer, and paddle our way to glory… or something.

Some high school buddies, including myself, Jason Ratkovec, Bernie McGill, Jeremy Reiter and Russ Bader, are all heading down to Eminence, Missouri, for the The 4th Annual Manly-Man River Excursion. It will be the first year Andrey Hiebner, another buddy from “back in the day”, won’t be making the trip. It will not be the same without him, but it does mean more beer for the rest of us.

The plan is to paddle the Jack’s Fork River, in the beautiful Missouri Ozarks. I plan to take lots of pictures so check back soon! This pic is from two years ago…