whitewater rafting

I’ve done this down the Arkansas River in Colorado. Totally fun.

I always wanted to do rafting, but fear of injury stops me. I am planning to do this sometime soon. I will start from searching first, where I can do this in UK.

in rishikesh and barapole…

rafted a class 4 rapid too..

exhilarating…

I finally did it! The whole experience of the weekend was amazing, camping out with 17 co-workers, some of who had never camped before, tubing down the river, the road trip, and dinner at a restaurant the night before. The whitewater experience was a little bit of a let down, although I had a lot of fun. I would recommend The Upper Kern class IV, we did the Lower Kern Class III. The Lower Kern is all water from the dam, so it is controlled to a certain extent. Class III is like riding through Pirates of the Caribbean in Disneyland although we had tons of classic moments that didn’t require big rapids. About 85% of the time is calm water. There were several parts of the river I really enjoyed, like stopping towards the end of the river and jumping off a 25-30 foot cliff twice, and getting out of the raft and ridding the current along side with the rafts. The ending where they take your picture topped it all off, which was a high class III area. Good times! Good Times! I will post a picture soon as I get one. If you do go, I also recommend researching it a little more, ask when is the best time to go, because certain times in the year, the water flows much smoother. When we went, the water levels were very low, so you wind up getting stuck on a lot of rocks that you normally would ride right over. Alex Sabio

Anything that challenges my fear of water is ok in my book… including scuba diving, swimming across the Hudson, and snorkling (all of which i’ve already done).

You see… it’s not fear that stops me from doing things… it’s the money. The fear is what makes it all worth the money once you’ve overcome it.

I’ve been several times with the outfit River Dancers out of Mt. Shasta and it’s been just amazing. We did a five day four night trip down the lower Klamath one time that was phenomenal! I got to spend time in rafts and in inflatable kayaks, sleep beside the river at night, they feed us amazing food (one of the owners, Chantal, is French-American and she’s in charge of the cuisine, oh boy!) and we saw an incredible amount of wild life. I also did one week of guide school with them on the Sacramento, below the dam at Lake Siskiyou. That was also fun, and gave me a healthy respect for the amount of training and knowledge a good river guide has.

I’d love to do it again, but it’s not quite a goal.

it was amazing

Do it – it’s awesome!
LOVED IT!

We joined in a trip down the Shotover River in Queenstown, New Zealand.

The rafting was excellent – not too hairy, but plenty of splashes and laughes – probably helped by the fact that our guide, Brian, really looked out for us. I would definitely do it again if I got the chance.

To be part of mother Natures mad rush. I feel my heart beating faster already.