Well folks, we Longmires have found ourselves a new summer hobby, River Runnin! Every year the Salt River opens up to the infamous Tubing business, and it tends to be lit up with lots of alcohol, inebriated people, teeny tiny swimsuits, and frat style partying. Needless to say, its not exactly our cup of tea at the moment, so we haven't ever considered river runnin! Enter my friend Bridgit who introduced us to the "other side" of the river (the section after the tubers!) and kayaks! What a blast!
Any free Sunday that we have you can now find us out on the river. We bring snacks, drinks, and sunscreen and spend a good 3 hours floatin downstream, stopping to jump off rocks, and ride the raging rapids (okay, their not raging,,,,,more like quicker moving current).
We took Grandpa when he came to visit a couple weeks ago and he even said it was worth giving up golf for! WOW!
Two weekends ago we got to take our new buddies Ashley and Taylor out for their first time down the river with their kids and new kayak. It was perfect and Ashley was amazed at how all of the kids boat hop and it all works out just perfect!
We managed to get ourselves connected with a host of other friends floating the river and had a blast jumping off rocks together and having a good time.
Its always an adventure on the Salt including the luxury of seening wild horses! Usually you don't get really close to them, but this guy here was bold. He did not move while we passed him and when we looked off to the distant shore we saw why....a baby hiding behind Mom!
Sometimes i have to stop and pinch myself knowing that this adventure is literally 15 minutes from my house. We love it, and love bringing any friends and family who want to go. River running is an awesome addition to our summer activities!
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