Today, we went White Water Rafting with Campbell and Gigi and Papa Doc and Glenwood Adventure Company (The Shoshone Rapids). We had our own boat, which was really fun, and a great guide named Nate who is also a student at Colorado State (along with Stewart). We almost didn’t go becuase there have been really bad mudslides between Beaver Creek and Glenwood, which is where the trip begins. They have blocked I-70 several times (including 2 days ago), and the detour is an extra three hours onto the trip. The mudslides are the result of heavy rains after wildfires burrned the area last year. In the end, we decided to go because the weather has been warm and dry, and is not expected to storm. We are so glad we did! The first 30 minutes of the trip was most of the big rapids, and Campbell had so much fun!

Later, he played “rodeo” (see video below), which was one of the highlights of the trip! And, Nate let him sit on the front of the raft like some of the other bigger kids until he fell off and we had a close call with some rocks in the river. Thankfully, Campbell was wearing a life jacket, and Nate is an awesome guide! (He was the lead guide for our group of boats). A definite trip highlight!

The first set of pictures was ours, and the second set is from the professional photographer of the company. You can see how huge Campbell’s smile was! :).

Later, we stopped off at Glenwood Caverns to see the two famous caves. They were very cool. Campbell was too small to ride the rides, which might have been a good thing since the place apparently has a spotty safety record…