Our second day began with a talk by Will on fire prevention, conservation, and the ramifications of that for our forests. Then it was down to the river to begin the day of adventure. Today they brought out the kayaks for the first time which meant Brett was going kayaking. We also had our first member of the Rogue River Swim team as Griffin was swept overboard, paddle and all. He calmly remembered his training and got into a safe position from where he was able to get back into one of the boats without much difficulty. Brett was oblivious to the whole event as he was in the kayak, while Joy was the one experiencing the most panic at losing a child, temporarily. After getting to shore, we went on a spectacular hike to the Mule Creek Waterfall and slept the night at Marial Lodge with another hot shower.
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| Will gives his morning talk to allow the rest of the crew to prepare our boats and supplies. |
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| Griffin often rode up front, taking the waves face first. |
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| Garrett provided a strong right side paddler. |
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| Sometimes Griffin just kicked back and relaxed. Other times he was echoing the calls of our guide for paddling. |
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| I'm going to get some good muscles out of all this rowing. |
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| Checking out some more of the wildlife...terapins. |
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| Bryce re-enters the boat after cooling off. |
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| Balancing on the front of the boat... |
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| Turn around and jump in! |
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| Griffin tries to keep his balance but keeps falling backward into the boat...finally Bryce just runs up and tackles him taking them both into the water. |
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| Bald eagle watching us pass. |
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| Bryce shows off his good arm but moving back further from the river edge and still making it across to the other side. |
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| Brett helps Joy back into the boat. |
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| A bunch of Mandalorians with the rifles out front. |
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| Hiking up from the river to an artists' home. |
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| Yummy lunch. |
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| Brett is out in the kayak, avoiding rocks. |
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| Joy and Bryce go for a swim to cool off. |
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| Griffin is a bit cold after getting back in the boat. |
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| We have arrived at our 2nd night destination: Marial Lodge. We spotted an osprey nest. |
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| Hiking along the Rogue River Trail. |
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| Dre, our fearless leader, gives a motivational talk about the Rogue River. |
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| Good thing you brought that head lamp, because we walked back in the dark. |
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| The Mule Creek Waterfall: we reached our destination on this hike. |
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| Mule Creek Canyon where the coffee filter spinner is located. |
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| Griffin sees what he can see. |
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| Bryce spots some more birds of prey. |
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| We were the last ones to bed on the second night, even staying up later than the guides as we played cards and Brett played a little guitar. |
