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[aliciarod]

Hi my name is alicia and im new on this website.I wanted to join the acc wedsite,because i met a lot of kayakers at home town throwdown last weekend,that my dad(rickyrod) was in.I'm a rockclimber but,I met so many friendly kayakers last week.i'm 12 years old and i'm going to start kayaking(mostly play boating).daddy tells me in a couple years i'll be ready for wister(wisterwave!!!!!) looking forward to posting ALLL my pics on here,and meeting all of you out on the water hi to all

[GutIt]

Hello there Alicia!

Welcome to the Board!

I have yet to have the pleasure of meeting your Esteemed Father, but am looking forward to meeting you both.

As I am to seeing your photos and hearing about your exploits!

And I am betting you will come in under two years for Wister!

Right on!

[Eric Esche]

Alicia - you are so at the perfect age for learning to kayak and canoe. You can progress so much faster than old folks like me, it is unreal. Hope we get to see you on the river sometime, and that you get to see that scenic water like the Buffalo River can be as much fun as whitewater in it's own way. It is ALL good on the water. If you ever need anything on the river, do not hesitate to ask an ACC member.

Eric Esche

ps- We got to see an eagle, a beaver, and a mink on Thursday, like close up, from under 10 feet on the White River below Beaver Dam. NO rapids, but water so cold, it was like air conditioning when it was 100F outside after the dam release.

[aliciarod]

thank you both.
Eric,last year my sister and I were at rockport and we found 2 baby otters! and got to hold them cuz they were looking for thier mom!soo sweet.that's another intrest of mine,animals.
blackfork river close to home has otter,beaver,and is a bald eagle hunting ground.my dad and captian tom saw 17 of them hunting ducks and fish last winter! look like i'm going to start rec.boating to enjoy the scenery and wildlife.

[Renee H]

Alicia - you need to get your dad to bring you Rock Climbing in AR. There's some neat places not too far from you guys. Also, next time you head down to Rockport tell Ricky to swing through Little Rock and take you to the climbing gym there. It's too hot to go outside and climb, but that's a nice little place to go practice in the summer.
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[aliciarod]

thanks,that sounds cool.rockport is one of my favorite places to watch other kayakers .

[hellbender]

Hey Alicia,Saw some of your climbing vids and pics from your dad.Good Stuff!Hope you keep at it,you look good.I'm sure we'll be meeting when temps cool enough to climb.Boating is another great way of exploring,but don't tie yourself down with one style of boating.Each has it's own benefits.See ya this Fall girl! Jodie B PS,keep kicking your dad in the shin till he gets you a boat

[aliciarod]

i hurt my back probibly wont be climbing soon but when i get better,defenitly

[Sir Kayakalot]

Hey Alicia, I'm glad to see you've joined
the club. Your dad is a great boater, but
more importantly he's a great dad, you're
gonna learn alot from him. I hope to see
you on the water again soon!

Tommy

[rickyrod]

Thanks Tommy nice of you to say.
That lil girl has some DRIVE, the first time I took her climbing she topped of a 50 ft. 5:6 route at robbers cave and several easier ones. I dont know where she get's it but she got skillz
And now she's hitting the softball hard and looking in to showing livestock for FFA.
But the weekend that she saw all the boaters and the excitment at HT-TD she got the bug.
She shot vid. of the comp. and after I watched it I could hear her Laughing, wowing, and she was realy impressed by Scott H.,Jack H., and Grant M., . She saw what I did my first time at Rockport, Alot of people doing what they love and having a great time. She said that Jeremy made it sound like a small episode of WIPE-OUT. She loves that show.
but Jody we are looking for her a boat.so keep a look out for us.
she hurt her back wrestling with sister, so she'll be resting all this week.
thank you all for welcoming her to the board. and watch-out the girls may take over. Im just glad they love it as much as i do.

[michelle Ashford]

Hey gurl!!! so glad you got the itch finally!! Can't wait to see you throwin down!!! and keep on climbing!! you got a knack for it! love ya!

[aliciarod]

thanks hope 2 c u 2
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