The last weekend in June found J and I and six of our friends battling the raging waters of the Arkansas river on a half-day white water rafting trip. After an interesting morning, a drive that included hail, a hurried lunch, and a bit of an organizational miscommunication, we were off and enjoying the water.
After some hot coffees to warm us up (and a last minute extra liquor run) we drove another hour and some downriver to our campground at Five Points campground, a part of the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area. There has been a fire ban in Colorado for most of the summer, and most everywhere, but J came prepared with a small Coleman stove that is propane powered. Our camping dinner was saved and our veggie burgers, bison, and beef were all wonderful. The eight of us were gourmands.
The best surprise of the trip was actually the amazingly beautiful stars we saw thanks to the lack of fire, some head lamps with red light options, and no moon. We could see every star it seemed; Polaris was our fixation and we watched the world turn. It was a bonus that we were able to see that famous and beautiful band of the Milky Way stretching and rising across the Eastern sky. I only wish we had good enough cameras to capture it!
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| Action shot. |
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| From the watery river to the dry, high desert. J walks in the background. |
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| More lovely cacti. |
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| J and I at the Royal Gorge. |
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| Royal Gorge shenanigans. |
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| I never paint my toenails, but I was very excited about the idea of wearing my sandals all weekend and then during all of the 4th of July festivities, too. |
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| At the Arkansas the morning after our stargazing. |
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| Good morning, happy campers! |
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| Group shot! Not sure why we are all leaning and the shades of green were not prearranged. We are just THAT in sync. |
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