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White Water Rafting · 08:18 AM

Well let's get the disclaimers out of the way first. Obvioulsy these are not taken by me as my son and I are front and center in the raft. Also this was not taken by a Pentax.

1200 Kilometer (600 there , 600 back) drive over 2 days to do some of this what a blast. The set up :

This is the Kicking Horse River in Golden BC. The water is glacier fed - pretty much 3 degrees Celsius (about 37 degrees Fahrenheit) all year and yes we jumped in numerous times ,crazy canucks. The boy did about 3 flips off the bow and into the water throughout the day. Me one time I went in (jumped in some small rapids), went under , swallowed a whack of water , thought I was gonna die hahaha - fun times :-)

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The water along with being very cold was very muddy. There were some recent huge mud slides that litteraly changed the color of the water that week.

Thas is me about to get a face full and my son to my right ...

We got the front the whole day. If you have never river rafted before , the front is where the action is at . We offered it to others but they all declined - good for us !

This was about a 6 hour day with a BBQ Steak Lunch break. Immediately after this we jumped into the hotel hot tub for a good 30 minutes !

There are many more , if you wanna see more head over to :
White Water Rafting 2008 - a set on Flickr

Hope you enjoyed !

KrisK10D · 08-23-2008, 08:28 AM

Looks like a lot of fun. Dirty wet fun

bigben91682 · 08-23-2008, 09:05 AM

Great captures, I love brown water rafting!

Jimbo · 08-23-2008, 10:00 AM

Dave, looks like a great vacation .Love the shots. JIMBO

Damn Brit · 08-23-2008, 01:32 PM

I now dub thee BRAVE DAVE

daacon · 08-23-2008, 01:34 PM

Originally posted by KrisK10D

Looks like a lot of fun. Dirty wet fun

Thanks Kris - a good description all that is missing was the adjective COLD

Originally posted by bigben91682

Great captures, I love brown water rafting!

Thanks Ben - we try and go every year - first year it could be called Brown water for sure.

Originally posted by Jimbo

Dave, looks like a great vacation .Love the shots. JIMBO

Thanks Jimbo. It was a great day not quite a vacation. We left Wednesday home Friday evening. It is tough trying to co-ordinate my work schedule with my Son's and school soon starting - still we managed a day of this and some Zip Lining

daacon · 08-23-2008, 01:39 PM

Originally posted by Damn Brit

I now dub thee BRAVE DAVE

Thanks Gary you do have to sign the standard if you die it's not our fault disclaimer - but the guides are very experienced (ours had been with this company 7 years) and they can really judge the crew as to how much 'fun/danger' they will put you in. We had a good crew so we went through several class 4 rapids.

Rapids are rated on a scale from 1 - 6 with 6 being unraftable.(Think Niagra Falls!). Never been on a 5 but 4 is pretty fun.

I would LOVE to try it in a little warmer water some day ....

**Heinrich Lohmann** · 08-23-2008, 04:32 PM

Well, every time that I drive by there I am tempted to go for a trip and if I'd be by myself I probably would but than on second thought lately I seem to have enough trouble just walking. LOL

Take care,

daacon · 08-23-2008, 04:50 PM

Originally posted by Heinrich Lohmann

Well, every time that I drive by there I am tempted to go for a trip and if I'd be by myself I probably would but than on second thought lately I seem to have enough trouble just walking. LOL
Take care,

Ha Ha yeah I read that post - as weather sealed as the k10d and k20d you would not bring them so you have both hands free ! You should stop in. I have tried a couple of companies in Golden and I find the Glacier Raft Company the best. They offer a steak dinner for lunch - have several trips to choose from.

In the morning you get into some small rapids (Class 2 and I think one class 3) , then Lunch , afternoon is the second phase (some class 3 and 4) and then you have to portage to the last section (mostly class 4 ). You can take any combination of the trips it is broken into 3 sections, some people we were with only went for one, some two and some all three. We went for it all, it was fun.

Also the photographer (Darren) is great you get all the pics (full res jpg’s) for $25.00 pretty sweet deal. I could have gotten the raws I am sure (He shoots with a Cannon but still a nice guy

)

roentarre · 08-23-2008, 07:28 PM

Dave, I spotted you in the first shot. You looked like you had a blast there. That is the photo I would frame it if I were you.

Great memory is the best purpose for photography!

cupic · 08-23-2008, 08:14 PM

Looks very fast paced and excitement level on the insane scale

cheers

daacon · 08-24-2008, 05:29 AM

Originally posted by roentarre

Dave, I spotted you in the first shot. You looked like you had a blast there. That is the photo I would frame it if I were you.
Great memory is the best purpose for photography!

Thanks James - I may indeed there are several others I may make a montage so to sepak. Fortuante the photographer gave us the full sized jpg's that is rare.

Originally posted by cupic

Looks very fast paced and excitement level on the insane scale
cheers

Thanks cupic - yep yep yep there was some hooting and hollering for sure.

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KrisK10D Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,274	Looks like a lot of fun. Dirty wet fun

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bigben91682 Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 728	Great captures, I love brown water rafting!

08-23-2008, 10:00 AM	#4
Jimbo Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Maple Ridge BC Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,368	Dave, looks like a great vacation .Love the shots. JIMBO

08-23-2008, 01:32 PM	#5
Damn Brit Guest	I now dub thee BRAVE DAVE

08-23-2008, 01:34 PM	#6
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914 Original Poster	Originally posted by KrisK10D Looks like a lot of fun. Dirty wet fun Thanks Kris - a good description all that is missing was the adjective COLD Originally posted by bigben91682 Great captures, I love brown water rafting! Thanks Ben - we try and go every year - first year it could be called Brown water for sure. Originally posted by Jimbo Dave, looks like a great vacation .Love the shots. JIMBO Thanks Jimbo. It was a great day not quite a vacation. We left Wednesday home Friday evening. It is tough trying to co-ordinate my work schedule with my Son's and school soon starting - still we managed a day of this and some Zip Lining

08-23-2008, 01:39 PM	#7
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914 Original Poster	Originally posted by Damn Brit I now dub thee BRAVE DAVE Thanks Gary you do have to sign the standard if you die it's not our fault disclaimer - but the guides are very experienced (ours had been with this company 7 years) and they can really judge the crew as to how much 'fun/danger' they will put you in. We had a good crew so we went through several class 4 rapids. Rapids are rated on a scale from 1 - 6 with 6 being unraftable.(Think Niagra Falls!). Never been on a 5 but 4 is pretty fun. I would LOVE to try it in a little warmer water some day ....

08-23-2008, 04:32 PM	#8
Heinrich Lohmann Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Airdrie, Alberta Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,097	Well, every time that I drive by there I am tempted to go for a trip and if I'd be by myself I probably would but than on second thought lately I seem to have enough trouble just walking. LOL Take care,

08-23-2008, 04:50 PM	#9
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914 Original Poster	Originally posted by Heinrich Lohmann Well, every time that I drive by there I am tempted to go for a trip and if I'd be by myself I probably would but than on second thought lately I seem to have enough trouble just walking. LOL Take care, Ha Ha yeah I read that post - as weather sealed as the k10d and k20d you would not bring them so you have both hands free ! You should stop in. I have tried a couple of companies in Golden and I find the Glacier Raft Company the best. They offer a steak dinner for lunch - have several trips to choose from. In the morning you get into some small rapids (Class 2 and I think one class 3) , then Lunch , afternoon is the second phase (some class 3 and 4) and then you have to portage to the last section (mostly class 4 ). You can take any combination of the trips it is broken into 3 sections, some people we were with only went for one, some two and some all three. We went for it all, it was fun. Also the photographer (Darren) is great you get all the pics (full res jpg’s) for $25.00 pretty sweet deal. I could have gotten the raws I am sure (He shoots with a Cannon but still a nice guy )

08-23-2008, 07:28 PM	#10
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	Dave, I spotted you in the first shot. You looked like you had a blast there. That is the photo I would frame it if I were you. Great memory is the best purpose for photography!

08-23-2008, 08:14 PM	#11
cupic Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia-NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,824	Looks very fast paced and excitement level on the insane scale cheers

08-24-2008, 05:29 AM	#12
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914 Original Poster	Originally posted by roentarre Dave, I spotted you in the first shot. You looked like you had a blast there. That is the photo I would frame it if I were you. Great memory is the best purpose for photography! Thanks James - I may indeed there are several others I may make a montage so to sepak. Fortuante the photographer gave us the full sized jpg's that is rare. Originally posted by cupic Looks very fast paced and excitement level on the insane scale cheers Thanks cupic - yep yep yep there was some hooting and hollering for sure.