On our way home we stopped by Ocoee Outdoors to spend part of the day on the water. It was overcast and cool. The high was in the low 70s. Our guide said on this day last year — they’d consulted their records — it was 98 degrees. He’s been working here for 27 years he said, but he’s never seen the weather so mild.
We wore spray jackets, because the Ocoee River is always a chilly river and we were going to get rained on too.
We did not get out of the boat, but here’s a picture of a picture from a previous trip several years ago:
It would have looked like that today, but with more shivering.
Part of what we rafted down today was used in the 1996 Olympics. This, the guide said, was like car crash alley. Plenty of people would line the banks to watch you fall out. We did not. Here’s the bridge we went under:
And some of the views we drifted and paddled through:
You’d get warm from paddling and think A little bit of the river would be nice right now. And then a rapid would come along and splash everyone, disabusing you of that notion.
The best rafting on the river is Ocoee Outdoors. We’ve gone with them for years and years, and I easily recommend them to you. Everyone is incredibly personable, competent and safe. They, of course, have a photographer staking out the key places to sell you pictures of your experience. We saw him coming today and mugged for the camera. Should I buy these?
Great trip.
