The whole rafting experience was a blast, the rafting was exciting, the views were breathtaking, but the best part was definitely our guide. His name was Shion. From the moment we all got intro the raft Shion had an enthusiastic attitude and made everyone feel comfortable. Its not just rafting with Shion, he had so many cool tricks up his sleeve for when the water was flat so there was never a dull moment! We had the chance to swim certain rapids, jump off some small rocks, slide down natural water slide, and had a decent lunch too. This was not my first time rafting and I'd say this was my best experience. The Deschutes River is fun with exciting rapids (maybe not the most intense) but fun. We just did the day trip and we were glad we didn't bring anything accept a water bottle and a GoPro. It was nice not worrying about losing stuff, and you don't need much anyways.