The Fraser Files: Floating Down the Boise River

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Floating Down the Boise River

James and I Floated down the Boise River for the first time on August 27th! We had a wedding reception to catch late that afternoon that we were a little late for, but it was no big deal. Sometimes it doesn't matter when you show up to those things, just as long as you eventually show up.

Floating the River was so fun! We have been waiting to be able to enjoy summer, ALL summer! Newfoundland was so Wet and Foggy this year that coming to Boise has been a relief! Boise has DRY heat, emphasis on the "Dry." And the temperatures have been in the 90's or higher. Sooo NICE! The day we floated down the River though just happened to be Overcast, And a little cool. But that didn't dampen our spirit's. We still had a great time with all our friends.

We brought a little boat (for James and I) and we had Carrie & Reed use our sofa air mattress to float on. What is great about the launching area is that it has little hoses with good air pressure to fill up your flotation devices quickly! I was super excited when I saw those! It took way less time to prep for our adventure than I thought it would be.

Carrie & Reed's air mattress turned out to be a way better way to go than the boats. 1. It doesn't retain water (making for no stops along the way to dump the water out). 2. It stays on top of the rapids (So no bum skidding across the rocks). 3. Way more space to lay out with your Spouse down the river (No accidental kicking).

There was 7 of us in total. All couples from our ward, with one wife M.I.A. but we all had a great day. James and Dustin duked it out trying to deflated one another's boats. James winning in the end because I strategically placed my body over the plugs on our boat, and Dustin was a lone wolf. Had his wife been there, things may have turned out quite differently. Also there were some dumpings and attempts to splash/fill other's boats with water. All in all, a water war, couples against couples. Dustin against all. By the end my feet were getting pretty cold, but we got out just in time for them to not get frostbite lol. Floating down the Boise River does take a few hours, so if you plan to JUST float plan on a min. of 2 and if you want to stop & jump or rope swing plan on 4 ish.