Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Glacier National Park Day 3 –White Water Rafting & the perfect cabin

We figured our kids would like a breather in-between our big day hikes.  And what better way to relax than white-water rafting :)  !!  After our big hike to Grinnell Glacier, we slept in a little the next morning and the kids and I hung around our cabin while Andrew got an oil change for our van.  Yes, we’d gotten an oil change before we left, but we’d already driven 3,500 miles! 

I was bemoaning the fact that we didn’t have any fruit for lunch when I glanced out the kitchen window and saw a huckleberry bush.  In Montana. huckleberries are also called “Montana Gold.”  So, I grabbed a bowl, hollered for some help and the kids and I went outside and picked huckleberries and raspberries to our hearts content. 

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Yum! :)  It gave me yet another reason to be thankful we were staying at this house/cabin I found on VRBO.  It really was a fantastic location, had 3 bedrooms and a pullout couch for all of us and a lot of kitchen countertop space, which was perfect for gathering our snacks every morning.  The owners were helpful and kept the cabin well stocked.  We really loved staying there!  .

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Next up – white water rafting!!!  Andrew and I rafted the Royal Gorge shortly after we got married and both of us really enjoyed it.  We had been looking forward to the day our kids were all old enough to raft with us.  And the day had finally arrived :).  

Did they enjoy it?  I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves:

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Definitely a top 5 on our trip!  And that’s saying a lot!!

In between rapids, our guide offered us the “opportunity” to jump in the water…the 40 degree, mountain snow melt water.  Yeah, no thanks.  But every one of our kids did it!  Some more than once in order to get our guide to jump in!  Good thing it was an 80+degree day. :)

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