The Worst Things about Rafting

The Worst Things about Rafting

gore 06 (8)Now that spring has sprung and weather is finally warmer than 35 degrees, the snow is beginning to melt. For skiers and snowboarders this may not be ideal as this means the mountains are closing and the skiable terrain is shrinking. For those who enjoy rafting and kayaking, this means the season is just about to begin. Here are a couple reasons why you might have to rethink rafting this season. 

Rafting means no bringing along the phones.  Wait, no phones?!  While you float through some of the best scenery in Colorado; what will your Instagram followers think?!  If you think that is a bad image, try taking a multiday trip through a national monument with wildlife all around you, a raft guide cooking you breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with no cell and no cell service – how is work supposed to bug you with emails about a project due months from now?  The scenery alone is enough to ruin city life for you as you stare down the snowcapped mountain peaks of the nearby 14,000 foot peaks, realizing the Sears Tower isn’t quite as tall as you originally thought.  The rush of the whitewater flowing around you, splashing on and around you certainly makes you wonder why you are not sitting in bumper to bumper traffic with a lukewarm 7/11 coffee.  If this isn’t reason enough to avoid the raging waters of the Colorado wilderness, imagine sitting at riverside picnic area with sizzling hot chicken fajitas as spastic little chipmunks hang out on the fence around you; eww gross! 

14ersArkansas-River-Browns-300x198If you are still considering going out to Colorado this summer, you must be crazy. For help finding the right type of crazy for your summertime rafting excursion, feel free to give us a call at (800) 370-0581 as long as you are brave enough to join the misery of the beautiful rocky mountains this summer. Have fun and stay safe!