We thoroughly enjoyed our half day trip! Being on the water took our minds off of the smoke filled skies and didn't even notice once we were on the water. Even the bus ride over was a blast! The guides explained how groups would be paired with other groups, and walked us through how everything worked. Super easy! And they even found ways to make everyone laugh and ease into it all. I know some of us were kind of nervous as it was our first white water adventure. Once we were off the bus, we were directed to our rafts. It was an easy going experience from the start!
Shout out to our guide WES! He made us laugh the whole way through! He dished out some fun information about the area and always was quick with a response when we asked him questions (even the silly ones, sorry Wes!). Wesley was really good at explaining how to row properly and effectively. He made it seem so easy! He would give us heads up about upcoming rapids, and although I was nervous, he helped me stay calm and reminded us we were on an adventure! Wes singing sea shanties helped calm the nerves too! We had two smaller children on our raft (our 11y/o and the other group's child about the same age) and they both seemed to enjoy themselves, especially through the rapids! From the check-in process (we were so late! And I still can't thank GRC staff enough for being patient and not making us feel worse than we already did), to our bus ride, from our time with our guide Wes (hey Wes!) to the end of our adventure, we had the best time ever! Glacier Raft Company is the ONLY rafting company to go!
Thanks again Wes!