On Sunday 6/12 Outdoor Adventures took a float trip on the upper Chena River, the same stretch of river that I was rescued from earlier this summer!
Guides Heidi and James went over safety and paddling techniques, describing some of the obstacles commonly seen in the river.
When the river eats away at the bank, trees will fall and hang over the water creating sweepers. Strainers are when these trees or other branches or objects fall into the water and create obstacles that can easily snag boats.
The rain was threatening and there was some thunder, but it held out until we were driving home.
We took 3 inflatable kayaks and 2 inflatable canoes, and everyone had a blast paddling around and trying to avoid all the sweepers and strainers, sometimes bouncing past things as the newer paddlers got the hang of navigating the river. Two hats were swept into the river, and both were amazingly recovered! There were some fun small rapids and some tight corners and close calls with the river bank, but everyone managed to stay in their boats. We saw tons of really neat waterfowl, including some fuzzy little ducklings swimming with their mother!
Overall it turned out to be an awesome day, full of sun, water and good laughs! We hope to see you on our next trip! For more photos from the day, click here for our Facebook album!
~Ethan the Adventure Duck
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