Island Richards » durango http://www.islandrichards.com My Own Island On The Web Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:45:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Rafting on the Lower Animas in Durango, Colorado http://www.islandrichards.com/2008/08/10/rafting-on-the-lower-animas-in-durango-colorado/ http://www.islandrichards.com/2008/08/10/rafting-on-the-lower-animas-in-durango-colorado/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:53:08 +0000 Island http://www.islandrichards.com/?p=359 In July, Teresa, Brandon, McKenna and I went to Cortez, CO for a few days to visit Teresa’s Grandma, and we followed it up with a couple days in Durango, CO. Between the food poisoning, and the bad weather the entire trip basically sucked. The three days at Grandma’s house were basically a nightmare, and [...]]]> In July, Teresa, Brandon, McKenna and I went to Cortez, CO for a few days to visit Teresa’s Grandma, and we followed it up with a couple days in Durango, CO. Between the food poisoning, and the bad weather the entire trip basically sucked. The three days at Grandma’s house were basically a nightmare, and during the two days we were in Durango, both Brandon and me ended up terribly sick, and on top of that, the weather was horrible. We only managed to mountain bike a total of about six miles, most of it in the rain (though the trail was fun.) Despite it all, there was a two hour break in the weather during which we managed to get in a rafting trip down the Lower Animas River through Durango. It was a blast. The weather was perfect and the rapids were a blast. At one point Teresa fell backward on her seat and ended up riding out one set of rapids on her back in the middle of the raft! You can see in the pictures that it looks like she just disappeared :-)

Not every vacation can go as planned, and sometimes you need a few rough spots to remind you to appreciate the good times. The raft trip turned around what had up until then been a pretty much horrible week. The following morning we made a beautiful drive along the Million Dollar Highway, and saw some beautiful countryside. It was a long day of driving but it is always nice to see new places.

-Island

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