Braving the Rapids
June 25th, 2010
It was a day of contrasts for the Teen Adventure Campers on the Youghiogheny River yesterday. Our group was scheduled to attack the River at noon, led by the battle tested guides of Wilderness Voyageurs, however, the weather was not cooperating. The sky appeared gloomy and foreboding as we all suited up in our PFD’s and helmets. It began to storm as our group leader delivered his essential rafting speech before the put in on the river. Thunder crashed and the heavens poured down as the brave Teen Adventurers marched their rafts down to the water, nothing was holding this crew back. Minutes after the Teen Adventurers began floating down stream into the entry rapids, the clouds parted and the sun shined down, this was going to be a beautiful day after all! I should have known, with a group as tough as these campers, they wouldn’t walk away from an awesome day on the river!!
