Stories from Early BCOS
I recently solicited some BCOS veterans to tell some stories from the early BCOS days. They can relive some cherished memories and us newer members can understand how the group's energy has sustained over the past 50+ years. Feel free to comment on this topic with a Bayou Chapter that you want to share.
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From Wellborn Jack III -
I am 62, grew up in Shreveport, and my father was the founder of the Bayou Chapter and it’s first Prez. Grew up on the Sabine River, Caddo Lake, the Cossatot before it was dammed and my fav the Buffalo River which I still visit every year for a canoe trip from Gilbert past Klabber Falls to the lower Buf and then to White River, pull out, rinse repeat. And if we weren’t canoeing we were in Caney Creek, the Little Mo, Albert Pike or stopping around the San Juans in SW Colorado with the goal to get above tree line and climb a mountain!
I now live in Northeast Ohio in between Akron and Cleveland. It’s beautiful here, rolling hills and more like CT. Lot’s of streams to fish, lot’s of places to camp and canoe. Passed on my love for the outdoors to our three kids who love the outdoors. My oldest is an experienced alpinist, is a dead ringer for my father, and spends his free time free climbing, backpacking and playing outdoors in the Sierra Nevadas and other play areas outside SFO.
Wishing you and your chapter the best. I have found memories of doing things with the chapter.
wj
He also shared a photo of his most prized possessions. This is great BCOS history.