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White Water Rafting On The Arkansas River A Colorado Adventure A Family Affair
icture this. It’s the 3rd team that can respond to our
week in June, it’s 10:30 guide’s commands and ride
AM, and our party of six victoriously through the river’s
and our guide shove off into the challenges – any challenge. We
cool waters of the Arkansas River might at this point be a little
Bighorn Sheep Canyon. The 15 over confident. As first-time
minute ride from the office to rafters, we may not know the
the departure point was subtle differences between class
light-hearted and filled with II-III rapids and those farther
anticipation. The guides added to down the river through the Royal
the excitement with their Gorge.
friendly banter.
Somehow, from our beginning skill
After the guides unload the rafts level of zero, we manage to ride
from the bus top and the trailer the rapids, maneuver successfully
and the rafts are put into the around the rocks jutting up in
water, the group gathers around the middle of the river (most of
at the river’s edge. Casey, our them!) and around the rocks that
guide, runs through the safety the current drives us toward, and
rules and the worse-case with Casey’s expertise and
emergency situations with the adventurous spirit we ride down a
final question, “So, are you few rapids backwards.
scared yet? Good! Then let’s go.”
With some gentle persuasion after
Within the next 2 to 3 minutes we I have been well washed with a
practice our left back paddle, few soaking rapids, he obliges my
right paddle, and all paddle 3 request and we meet the next
commands. By the end of the rapid’s challenges with the
rafting trip two hours later, we opposite side of the raft, for my
are just beginning to feel like a wife’s benefit. She has stayed
all too dry up to this point. enjoying our newly-found unity
and purpose as a river rafting
How can I describe it? We point team. Seldom in my life has the
the raft straight toward the sky seemed more blue, the water
rapids. “All paddle!” Casey more inviting, or the adventure
shouts. We all paddle forward. As more satisfying. The two-hour
we hit the first rapid, the front trip is all too short, and I
of the raft hardly takes any loathe getting out of the river
water. We seem to skim over the and back on the bus. I am ready
troughs formed by the rapids, to do the Royal Gorge and its
from top to top. Sometimes as I class IV-V rapids!
stroke forward with the paddle to
pull it back, I pull air. Only RIVERRUNNERS can host your entire
the trough is below us. I can’t family (8 years of age and older)
reach the water. Then the next for an exhilarating,
wave crashes into the raft, unforgettable rafting excursion
soaking us all, the two leaders on the Arkansas River through Big
in front gasping a breath through Horn Sheep Canyon. Now during
the streaming water. From someone early summer is an ideal time,
in the raft erupts a shout, but don’t write off late summer
“Yeah! Wow! What a ride!” And thinking the water level will be
we’re through that set of rapids. too low. For the family the
entire summer is a great time.
During the more quiet moments, RIVERRUNNERS offers a variety of
some of the younger boys in one half day or full day trips from
of our neighboring rafts jump in easy to demanding even for the
for a swim. We take some experienced rafter. In addition
pictures, and trade stories, to Royal Gorge and Bighorn Sheep
fully enjoying one of nature’s Canyon, the company offers trips
challenging forces, fully through Browns Canyon, the
Numbers, and Pine Creek. Their personal needs and limitations,
Utah based ADRIFT ADVENTURES is admirable. We thoroughly
offers daily, 4-day and 5-day enjoyed our trip with
rafting vacations through the RIVERRUNNERS, and our next
Yampa River Canyon, Green River, full-day rafting trip, including
Lodor Canyon, and Dinosaur the Royal Gorge and class V
National Monument. Indeed, there rapids, will be with them. Get
is a trip and an adventure for ready Casey, because we’re
everyone. requesting you for our guide.
The staff is experienced, For additional information to
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including each participant’s
About the Author:
Donald Pyle is a husband, father, and grandpa with 36 years’ experience in education and interpersonal relations. Donald also specializes in helping others develop the strategies and skills that are necessary to grow and expand home-based and networking businesses. Donald currently authors articles on travel (with emphasis on outdoor family trips) and on developing home-based businesses.
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