Sunday morning we headed off to the Arkansas River, CO, for a 5hr white-water rafting trip with River Runners. This company had been recommended to us and after floating downstream next to a bunch of other rafts (it was a little crowded in places :) ) we were glad we went with these guys. The guides were knowledgable, fun and helped with the paddling (the clincher).
We signed up for the Royal Gorge ride which started with a morning of Class I and II rapids. They were okay, but not extreme enough for a raft full of X&Y Gen'ers.
We followed the old water supply pipes down the river towards town and dropped through some Class IV and V rapids. These were much better and well worth the trip. I've updated the photo page with photos from the trip. You may see the company logo flying from the 'mast'... it was a great day and a good opportunity to become better friends with the some of the other European CASSes - who have all started within a couple of months of me.
The course was about two and a half hours from Boulder which made for a very long day (we had to be there before 9am and didn't get home till about 10.30pm); we were pretty tired and sore come Monday morning.
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Hi Matt,
The white water rafting looked great. We did it on the Tully River near Innisfail in Nth QLD with Ros and Jo a few years ago. It was just fantastic - enjoyed every minute of it. It gets a bit wild sometimes doesn't it but all really worth it!
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