With the help of my good friend and amazing graphic designer Sophie Binder (April groover girl), production of the first edition of “Groovin’… The Calendar 2012” is complete. Many of you may have no idea what a groover is and why it should warrant such recognition in a calendar. Well let me explain.nnMany of you know river rafting is a big part of my life and work.  I especially love multi-day river trips. In river rafting terminology, a “groover” is an old military surplus rocket box which serves as a latrine. Having a portable toilet with you on a river trip is now commonly required as it helps ensure sanitation and preservation of the river and its camps. As legend has it, the name comes from the grooves you get on your thighs and buttocks when you sit on the thin metal rim of the box to make your deposit.nnNowadays, most people pack a toilet seat for increased comfort, but the name remains. Thus, on a river trip you go to the groover to groove. The location chosen to set up your groover is very important as you might imagine. Convenience, privacy, and above all, a location capitalizing on supreme river side views are all of great importance.nnIt is the variety of stunning scenery found at a well chosen groover site that motivated my regular boating buddy (and December groover girl) Andraea Tanner and me to begin this calendar project. Over the last two river seasons, and with the generous and immodest help of many other willing boating friends, I created a series of photographs that now find themselves in the first edition of Groovin’… The Calendar 2012.nnHere is a full preview of the calendar. You can flip through all the pages.nn[portfolio_slideshow id=669 width=400 height=450 centered=true autoplay=false click=advance pagerstyle=numbers]nnIf you are interested in ordering copies of the calendar, place you on-line order with me through the Groovin’… The Calendar web page. At just $15.00 they will make perfect Holiday gifts for all your boating buddies. If your on my gift list there’s no guessing what what your getting.nnThe calendar includes holidays, river permit application dates, and many more obscure yearly celebrations. Don’t forget to visit the official Groovin’… The Calendar web page.