First Day Whitewater Rafting for the Season
This weekend we headed off to Leavenworth, WA for the first rafting trip of the season. This is not Leavenworth the prison in Kansas, its a fake Bavarian village in the Cascade Mountains just a bit east of Stevens Pass over highway 2. I have to admit I was pretty horrified by Leavenworth’s lame fake Bavarian theme, but while the fake Bavarian stuff isn’t done well, its a nice place for a base for local outdoor activities and the mountains there are amazingly beautiful.
It was great to get back on the river on Sunday. We got really lucky with the weather- it was very sunny, and the winds even died down for a great day this early in the season. Kat let me guide the raft for about 2/3rds of the river. It was pretty fun guiding but while I think its good for me to get some practice so I’ll know what to do if I’m stuck in the raft, in general I think I’m happy to let Kat do the rafting while I enjoy sitting in the sun. As the guide you just have to be paying attention constantly looking out for how to deal with the next bend or avoid some rocks. I’m happy to be the pilot in the airplane and relax a bit more on the river (not that I mind the exciting whitewater or some nice hard digging in to get through some big waves).
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