A Day On The River

I had not planned on writing about this, but the experience was such an adrenaline rush for everyone in our boat, I had too. A few months ago Lisa suggested that we go white water rafting. Our daughter Alexa is only eight and I was not too excited about the idea. Very soon after that discussion our friend Teresa had setup a day trip over 4th of July weekend. To make a long story short, we ended up with Teresa, her son Cody, Lisa, Alexa and me in a raft with our guide. At the beginning of a rapid called “Satan’s Cesspool” our guide told us, “This is the only place today that you don’t want to fall out of the raft”. A few seconds later everyone except Cody was in the water (including the guide) and we all got to swim a class III+ rapid. According to our guide, Alexa is now the youngest person to ever do that. All in all it was a great day, which we all will remember for a long time. If you are interested in going on one of these adventures contact ARTA (http://www.arta.org/) they are a non-profit group dedicated to preserving the wilderness for future generations and providing a safe, exciting white water rafting experience.