Day 13: Gunnison Canyon and White Water Rafting in Buena Vista, Colorado

We drove five hours today through Black Canyon on the Gunnison to Buena Vista, Colorado to go white water rafting. The view was absolutely beautiful and we wished we had the time to hike down into the canyon. Throughout this entire trip we have been amazed by the fact that the roads out here have no guard rails even along the highest cliffs. When we got to Buena VVista we noticed some clouds coming in but had no idea how bad the storm was that was coming. Our white water rafting trip was interesting to say the least. It was a 12 mile trip through Black Canyon of the Gunnison and had a lot of great rapids. About a third of the way into the trip it got very cold because a rain storm came in with lightning and thunder and continued for the rest of our trip. Then one of the people in our boat fell out when we hit a rock during one section of the rapids. Elyse had to constantly remind Jay to paddle because he was distracted by the "scenery". The kids were real troopers today, they were both shivering and numb from the cold but they still managed to hold it together and have lots of fun. Elyse even said it was her favorite part of the trip and she never stopped smiling during the entire trip. Tomorrow morning we're off to do some ATVing and then are riding the Georgetown train in the afternoon.
Vasanthi this smilebox video choice is for you- you'll know why:)

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