We have just returned from a 3 day trip on the Colorado River. It was the kid's first overnight rafting and proper wilderness camping trip. Not that they did all that much actual rafting! Maya did have a few splashes with a paddle but was a little bit of a danger as she would let her T grip (the top part of paddle for non rafters) wave around. This is a big NO NO in the rafting world as it will usually end up hitting someone's nose! Thankfully that didn't happen.
I should mention that we did this trip through the college hence all the students in the pictures. It was a lot of fun to be part of a young group and they provided much attention for the kids. Several students came away knowing much more about Star Wars character than they had previously!
The kids and I did two days with one nght of camping on the river then the rest of the group headed into a harder whitewater section and all came through unscathed but pretty wet!
The setting was gorgeous...red rock canyons with wondeful markings and outcroppings and we had it all to ourselves...apart from a few Bald eagles! We were super lucky wth the weather having left behind a blizzard in Colorado Springs and headed into constant sunshine (very cold at night though).
Not the best photos but I had to keep my camera in a dry bag and didn't have the best access to it.
A muddy stop...the guides had the right idea of just removing shoes altogether instead of losing them in the mud!
2 comments:
Huzzah!
Finally all on the water together!
Helen hasn't come down the Rangitata River with me yet. And with it being glacier-fed, I don't know if she will.
She wants me to take her dad and Jeanette down a river though when they come in Jan/Feb 2007.
Jamie.
I love rafting the Colorado & what a great trip for the kids! Even Wet Shoes wouldn't have helped in that mud! To find out more about local river rafting clubs, waterflow, manufacturers & suppliers this is a good place to check out!!!
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