oregon road trip, part three...

The Rogue River is so beautiful.  The last time we were Oregon we ventured down a different section of the river.  This time we booked a white water trip with Hellgate Jetboats.  If possible, I think this section is even more scenic than the last.  Our captain gave us river facts, pointed out different spots along the river from gorgeous homes to locations from movies.  I actually recognized a few of the spots from River Wild. 

 We were facing more rapids and a greater chance of getting wet this time so I didn't get many pictures.  I didn't want to risk destroying my camera, but I did get a few...

Shortly after we saw this eagle we headed into the rapids.  We only hit as high as class 3 rapids but still got really wet…or so we thought.  The captain told us that there was a "small fall"coming up ahead.  We were instructed to put away all of our electronics because we would be getting wet and they could be destroyed.  He really didn't prepare us for just how wet we would be after the fall.  It was like someone took a five gallon bucket of water and dumped it in your lap.  We were shocked, to say the least.  

We docked for dinner (and to dry off) and got to stretch our legs a little before heading back down the river. 

Chris took these sneaky pictures while I was enjoying the scenery.

I caught him.  Wait for it…
Ashlyn rested in the shade while we played frisbee.

The wind in his hair…

When asked what they thought, both of the kids said this was one of their favorite activities of the trip.  They liked when the captain would spin the boat and soak everyone inside.  People along the riverbed would wave at us as we sped by and the captain even soaked a group of unsuspecting girls playing along the shore as we raced by them.  Landon thought that was particularly hilarious.  

more to come...