I write a journal also not so much for technical data although its very helpful. But I write a little note or two for my kids. My father was a hell of a steelheader and he wrote about some trips and it is nice to be able to see what it used to be like but I have some thing that I can look back on and there's something in my dad's own words from his own eyes and his own thoughts. He passed away about 20 yrs ago and It is my prized possesion.

Sorry for getting a little deep there but It is something my kids read bothe his and mine to let them see me a little differently.