white water raft

I took my daughters white water rafting for their sixth birthday. We took the hour and a half trip on the Deschutes right here in Central Oregon. I wasn’t sure exactly how much they’d like it, so I wanted to keep it short. Turns out they loved it to pieces and can’t wait to go again. I’d absolutely do it again myself.

So, everyone went on the other trip I’d started planning for this. I bailed and went to Las Vegas instead. I can’t say I’m sorry either. Anyhow, so I’m taking my littles white water rafting next Friday to celebrate their sixth birthday! We’re going to do Big Eddy here in Central Oregon. Mission almost accomplished.

I’ve looked on my former uni’s activities site, and they have a trip planned, so it’s looking like I’ll have done this in a few months!!

http://www.riverdrifters.net/deschutes/trip-options.htm

Time to start planning the summer trip now so we can get reservations!

I should do this before summer’s over. Maupin isn’t far from here. The last half of my summer is filling up fast. I wonder if I can find a way to fit this in.

I’ve done the Cheat, the New, the Upper Gauley and the Yough in the past. Will talk to an outfitter about doing a California river this spring.

This always was the very best adrenaline rush I could imagine.

Levenworth Washington 2005

I’ve only been white water rafting once and it was in CO off the Arkansas River. I think that was the river. It was a lot of fun!!!

Whiter water rafting is quite an adrenaline rush. I went rafting two weeks ago in an area that didn’t have much of a rain season this year. It was very rocky and it made rafting even more interesting. I fell out of the raft twice and I still have bruises and cuts that are healing. I loved the experience and I will do it over and over again. I am looking for more challenging waters to try.

We spent a Saturday on the river. It was very fun. I wish there had been more rapids but, being our first time it was probably safer that there wasn’t. I can’t wait to go again.