Rafting down the Provo river

Last month before Brandon started working, we met up with new and old friends for an afternoon of rafting down the Provo river near Heber, UT.  We weren't quite sure what to expect, and because B and I aren't the most adventurous people, we were a little apprehensive. We basically knew we would be able to handle the ride, but because of the girls we were hoping it would be a mild.  

(Pictures taken from High Country Rafting)

It turned out perfect.  There were 10 of us, 5 adults and 5 kids.  The adults had the ores to help maneuver the boat through the water, and the kids just had a fun time.  We used a "9 man" raft that fit us all.  We rented the raft from High Country Rafting.  We left our cars at the bottom of the river and then the company bused us up to the beginning.  The ride was very mild.  No guide was necessary.  We passed several people floating on tubes and fly fisherman trying to fish, despite the screams of the little girls in our raft.  My friend Angela and I rowed on the left.... we heard many times... "Row harder on the left!!"  If we didn't row like encouraged, we ended up traveling down the river in circles or heading off to one side of the river.  I could tell the bodily effects the next day!

At the end of the two hour rafting trip as we neared the bottom where we pulled out, there were a group of teenage boys sitting on a large rock in the middle of the river.  So we rowed hard to miss the rock.... but they were waiting for us.  As we passed, they cannon-balled into the river to make sure we got wet from our trip.  A few of us (Brandon) were more upset than others.  We all had a really fun time, and next summer I think the adults will try to do it again on tubes... without the kids.  Or maybe the Ferneys or Bonds would like to get together?

(Ci Ci, Hannah, Lauren, and Elle)

After the water fun we drove back to Heber to Angela and Steve's house.  The girls played and played, the men talked politics and the women cooked.  We BBQ'd marinated steak and chicken, cut them up and put the meat into tortillas, and had fresh guacamole for our tacos.  The company was nice, and the atmosphere was beautiful.  It had been a fun experience.  It was a nice way to end the summer before school and work started for our family.

(These girls are the best of friends)