We rose early, ate breakfast in the house and headed straight to Mountain Waters Rafting for a day of white water rafting on the Animus. This is a highly recommended day of fun on the river. The staff, Josh, Bama, Leo (we think), Travis the bus driver (from Austin!) and our amazing guide, Paddy, a student at Fort Lewis College, were all outstanding.
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| Do these people look ready or what? |
The trip took us through various rapids, including some Class III with some good waves. There was even an opportunity during a break to swim out to a large rock and jump off into the river, which is probably in the 50-degree temperature range (BRRRR). Cody and I of course partook in this adventure and came out shivering, blue and super jazzed.
[Pictures of the rafting will be posted later once we get home and have a CD drive to read the disc provided by MWR.]
Lunch was back at the house, followed by some family game time and then a hike up the Animus View Trail just a few blocks from the house. We were huffing and puffing on the way up...and being passed by joggers, almost all of whom had canine companions.
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| Part of a panoramic view of the hike |
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| View of Durango from our hike |
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| Prickly pear in bloom reminds me of home! |
Funniest story of the day: Kim was tracking a "by the numbers" for the trip: number of bike rides, number of ice cream stops, etc. She laughed out loud when she thought about "animals going to the bathroom":
- Dog pooping by BBQ sign
- Deer peeing by The Treehouse
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