San Juan River Trip

We just returned from our 3 day raft trip on the San Juan River. We had a fantastic time! We went with two other families and we couldn't have asked for better company. We had 7 kids between the ages of 1 and 6 and they all played so well together and loved being on the river. We rafted a total of 26 miles over the 3 days.

Drew and Dylan in the kayak. The Downey's are in the raft next to them. Most of our gear had to be carried in the other 3 rafts since we just had the 2 kayaks. The water on San Juan cannot be filtered so we had to bring enough water to last the 3 days.

Holli and Billy in a kayak by themselves. They loved having their own boat. The kayak was tethered to the back of a raft so they couldn't get to far away.

First night of camping on the river. We did camp the night before we put in but this was our first night after rafting all day. Every one enjoyed the Hammock that Bill brought.

Some tired kids! Waiting for the boats to be loaded for day 2.

The majority of day 2 was in a canyon. This meant narrower river and more rapids! The river has about 4 class II - III rapids. This is Holli and I going through Four Foot Drop.

Holli jumping off the rock! She wasn't scared to jump off the rock... her only fear was being bitten by a catfish!

Dylan riding with Marissa and Ralph.

Holli and Billy playing in some shallow water at the end of day 2.

Relaxing at camp on night 3.

Day 3 on the river... the "girls" boat. Abby, Marissa and Holli.

Mexican hat. This was the end of the trip.

This was a great weekend and I couldn't have asked for a better way to spend Mother's Day!