Kayak Tip - Payette ID

We spent 5 glorious days among friends and family kayaking/rafting various runs on the Payette River in Idaho. Our days consisted of leisurely getting up, eating, run a river, eat, lounge, maybe run another river, eat, soak in the hot spring, eat more, sit around the fire, perhaps a night soak in a hot spring, and off to bed.

How did we accomplish this with Ari you ask...well, I use to think that Joe's lack of love for rivers posed a bit of a problem, turns out I was wrong. Joe; knowing how much I utter the phrase "I wish I were on a river" watched Ari above and beyond his fair share, and my parents watched him on the last day so that Joe and I could do a duckie (inflatable kayak) run together.

I took the opportunity on this river trip to try rafting. My kayak is not much of a family vessel so a raft is inevitable. I enjoyed guiding the paddle raft very much and the oreing rig kicked my butt...however I do believe I will be in the market for a 15 foot oreing rig in the next few years (after I spend time working on my armpit muscle). I use to think that someday I would grow out of my obsession with rivers, turns out it's gotten worse.

Anyway, the following are a few photos of the trip...warning, more photos of this trip will show up later. We had a really cool waterfallish portage on the canyon section of the Payette and I am still awaiting those photos.

The Pirates of the Payette on our last days mighty duckie run where everyone but Joe had a swimming story to tell (note Lacey 8 months pregnant on the left).

Alec's duckie after going right on a rapid entitled "go left".

Ari, Joe, Joe's farmers tan, and various other friends and family enjoying a soak in the hot spring. This particular spring came cascading off the rocks making a warm waterfall right next to the river.

Future Kayaker, Ari trying this boat on for size as he listens to Uncle Travis play the guitar.