Yesterday I went whitewater rafting for the second time this summer. Kim’s brother Chip was in town visiting and she wanted to take him out for a day of adventure. Rather than driving all the way out to the Arkansas River spots we’ve rafted twice before, we opted for a trip on Clear Creek. Not having any prior experience on the creek, we opted to take our trip with the Clear Creek Rafting Company.

Our neighbors and a friend of theirs joined us in the boat for the intermediate half day trip. According to their website, “This exciting stretch of the river is Clear Creek’s most popular trip! Continuous class III and IV rapids will thrill guests throughout the run. Surge over Nomad, power through the Phoenix Holes and take on the class IV climax, the Outer Limits.”

I will admit that it was not near as difficult as our trip through the Royal Gorge earlier this summer, but it was still a great time. There were a few exciting rapids, as noted in their quote, and we spent the rest of the time doing spins along with surfing a couple rapids. We definitely made the most of it, but I feel like we could have easily done their advanced course, something I’ll have to keep in mind for the future. Regardless of the difficulty we had a great day out on the raging water.