livin' down by the river...

Back in July I had the privilege to go white water rafting in Riggins, ID with a youth camp as a guide. For a solid week I took high school students from various churches down the river for many of them, their first time. I spent my mornings and evenings after being on the river, overlooking the river bank and gazing upon God's marvelous, though fallen countryside. Full of wildlife and the sweet sounds of calm, it was truly a blessing to me. Though the kids were more exhausting than the rafting we did, many of them had a good time and had their share of water. There is nothing like going through a rapid with waves the size of a large truck that you are about to crash through without even getting hurt. It sure beats being hit by a car while riding your bike at six in the morning! My favorite thing however is flipping the raft, intentionally in the rapid or not. Having been rafting for the last ten years of my life, I have body floated or swam in/through more rapids than i can count. There is an awesome website that you can see some amazing pictures of me in the water at http://klobetanz.smugmug.com/Rafts-2010/Private-boaters-July-rafting/july22/13139502_QfXve#954212829_RcRuz . At some point I will be posting a video, or a link to watch a video of me rafting as well. here are some pics of where i was staying, enjoy!

Morning view from my tent!