I come from a family of River Rats. At my house, Memorial Day means RAFTING. My family made our annual trip up to Shoup, Idaho to run a stretch of the Salmon River, and I managed to con Russ and Kelly into coming along.
Rafter Megan and Rafter Kelly all geared up and ready to raft. The trick is to wear your shorts OVER your wet suit. Then you look REALLY cool.
Rafter Megan and Rafter Kelly all geared up and ready to raft. The trick is to wear your shorts OVER your wet suit. Then you look REALLY cool.
Here is the brave crew. The river is a bit daunting when the weater is cold, the water is high, and the wind is blowing. We only had three boats run this year. Usually there are 8 or 9.
Landslide Rapid: Class 4, Big Rollers, Nasty Quarter Wave on the LeftKelly and Russ's boat made it through unscathed.
The next boat didn't fare quite as well. (That's a full-sized raft carrying 8 people.)
And here are the survivors. It rained for a lot of the trip, and there was a soggy sleeping bag or two, but all in all the trip was a winner. Everyone stayed in the boat and no one dropped a paddle. And really, that's what counts, right?
1 comment:
I'll be honest, this trip was probably the worse of them all. It was extra cold and we went home early because nobody was having that great of a time, if I recall. I also now realize why I didn't know about your blog, you started it while I was on my mission.
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