One of my favorite memories from our family vacation to Wyoming in 1992 was taking a float trip down the Snake River, and I knew it was something I wanted to do again with Larry.
We had signed up for a Saturday afternoon trip with Barker-Ewing Scenic Float Trips, and we were all loaded into the van and driven down to the river. As the van neared the launch point, the sky opened up with the most terrific and terrifying hail storm I have ever experienced. "Don't worry, the weather here changes quickly - we'll be fine," explained the guides to a van full of skeptics. As cloud-to-ground lightning struck all around us and thunder shook the van, the group came to the unanimous decision that we really didn't want to be electrocuted while floating down a river in a thunderstorm. The trip was postponed for a few hours and rescheduled for dusk - fortuitously, the best time to go out on the river because all the wildlife comes out to feed...
As you can see, there's a reason our guide's favorite time to be out on the river is dusk, as we saw more than 20 beavers, 10 bald eagles, and a raccoon! And as we were driving back across the river, we saw...
...a bull moose! He was lying down so all you could see were his antlers, but still! A moose!
I love getting out on the water every chance I can get, and taking some sort of boat trip is a must-do for every vacation Larry and I take. We had a great time floating the Snake, our guide was phenomenal, and I learned so much about the history, wildlife, and geology of the area (which I promptly forgot!). Highly recommended!
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