Colorado Day 5, Water in the Mountains!

Day 5 was the big day for us. We didn't have much of a plan when we left but Whitewater Rafting was one of the things that was on the list. We had made arrangements the day before to do the Brown Canyon Full day trip, rafting with Noah's Ark. Now I am not a religious man, and I missed the obvious clues as to the nature of Noah's Ark. That being said I was thoroughly impressed the operation and professionalism of the guides. It was amazing. And lunch was good too! We elected to not take our cameras or GPS on the trip since we really didn't know what to expect.

Our raft, less our awesome guide Andy. Myself and Leann, Brandon? Shannon and Jackson. Have I mentioned that I am bad with names? Probably all wrong...:( For those interested in this kind of thing here is my take-away shpiel: Both me and Leann are comfortable on the water; canoes, kayaks, power boating and sailing. We can both swim. But neither of us had ever done "whitewater" rafting before. So we took the tour companies advise and did Brown's Canyon, though we did make sure to do the full day and no less. Browns was a very nice pretty ride down the river, BUT if you want adventure on the high seas then this will feel pretty sedate. That said: We are glad we did that trip. It gave a us a feel for the rafts, the gear, the paddling techniques. Next time we will do the Royal Gorge trips as they are supposed to be very much more "Adventure" compared to our trip. Very cool. After rafting we dried off, had a bite to eat, and hit the road for Colorado Springs.

I found the scenery of South Park to be amazing in a much different way than the Front Range district. once we got to Colorado Springs we had a little spat over hotels that landed us in a shitty hotel called de Elegance or something. It was aweful. shitty neighborhood right off the interstate with nothing nearby. We drove a couple miles to The Public House. This place is an absolute gem! They are a little pub/sportsbar in a strip mall. But they push the "local" thing. They aren't fruit-loop hippies, they are just down-to-earth business people that know a good thing when they see it. The food was great and at a great price! Then back to the lousy hotel for a nights sleep.