Well, the high rapids… of the Skykomish River, to be exact. I had never been rafting before and probably should have been more worried about the fact that it’s a Class 5 river with two large drops (not waterfalls though). I’m told that Class 5 is as high as it gets, and the Skykomish is the most dangerous river in Washington. So naturally, I had to take my place at the front of the boat so I could look at everything.
The river was so clear, you could see the bottom. The mountains were so high, they still had snow on them. And I was so happy, I spent most of the 2.5 hours on the raft talking like a pirate. It was fun for everyone. Y’ar.
I had to leave my camera in the car since there’s no way to keep anything in the raft from getting wet. Trust me when I say it was one of the most gorgeous mountain views I’d ever seen. And I used to live in a city called Mountain View.
Pictures from the ride to the river:
These pictures don’t do the trip justice. It really was amazing and well-deserving of its place on my short list of “Coolest Things I’ve Ever Done.” (It’s right up there with attending Santacon in Manhattan and going horseback riding in Aruba.) More rafting trips to be planned soon!
April says:
Take me!!!!!!!
July 14, 2008, 7:27 pmThe New Kid in Town says:
Damn…April beat me to the punch…anyway I’ll be down in Oregon Friday night, and if I end up staying the whole weekend, Crater Lake will be on our “to-do” list.
I can’t raft it, but I can certainly soak in its aura of awesome.
July 14, 2008, 11:00 pmapril says:
consider it less that i beat you to the punch and more that you just opted in your application to join april & kat’s rafting team… whoever you are, mr. NKOTB
July 15, 2008, 4:18 pmplatkat says:
So if he’s knocked out of the raft and forced to cling to a nearby branch until the rescue team arrives, I guess he’ll be “hangin’ tough”?
July 15, 2008, 4:27 pm