Go whitewater rafting

We went rafting in New Mexico on the Rio Grande. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the right time of the year for it to be truly a white water experience, so I want to go again. We did have a fabulous time!

Just got back from my short getaway to Cagayan de Oro and I brought home the best extreme sport experience ever!!!

I really want to do it again, and somewhere worth doing!

For my first time, my Grandma, brother Eric, Uncle Larry, Aunt Renee, and cousins Travis and Amber went for a full day trek down the Salmon River in Idaho.

I remember having an amazing time, and getting in a good work out in the process.

I cannot wait to do this again, I just have to pick the place and make it happen.

Unfortunately, living in Chicago means that the nearest place with white water is on the Wolf River in Wisconsin, and from what I remember reading, those are like class I-II rapids, maybe III during the thaw.

So, after being disappointed the first time I went rafting, I decided to give it another try. I went with the college group at my church again, though it was mostly different people from last year. I’m so glad I went because the rapids were SO much better this time around! the weather was way less hot, so that was a good thing; no sunburn this year! We didn’t swim at all this year, but that was ok because there were very few times when we weren’t in a rapid or preparing for the next one. I think everyone had a really good time! :)

Secured a recommendation and will call the company tomm.

In the spring I will plan a trip with a few friends to Golden, BC to go rafting. I wanted to go last year but by the time I decided it was even something I wanted to do most of the water had come down from the mountains and there were hardly any rapids left at all. 2009 is my year.

I went white water rafting on the Colorado river about 8 years ago. It was a blast – I’d happily do it again, though I wouldn’t go out of my way to make it happen again, either. Just sort of a “check the box, I’ve experienced this and enjoyed it” rather than a “yippee, hooray, let’s do it again soon!”.

AMAZING
Even better than heli-skiing
Our raft flipped in the worst of the rapids….was THAT ever terrifying…also sooo exhilarating
wonderful memories

Very scary – the first thing we did was go over class V rapids in individual boats. This was NOT what I signed up for, but I did survive. I would go again if there was nothing over class III, and if the guides didn’t guarantee that you would be “having an out of boat experience” which I did – 3 times!

ACE Adventure Center
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Premier Lower New 14’ whitewater rafting trip
Cunard, WV to Fayette Station, WV (New River)