Jim writes: It is mid-march and I am back in this town. It is still packed with young backpackers going wild. Young backpackers come here to play. They tube and kayak the river during the day and party by the edge of the river all night.Click here to see a photo album of backpackers at play.
Click here to see a few photos of local kids having fun in the river, too.
"If every journey makes us wiser about the world, it also returns us to a sort of childhood. In alien parts, we speak more simply, in our own or some other language, move more freely, unencumbered by the histories we carry around at home, and look more excitedly, with eyes of wonder."
