I reluctantly booked the 8-mile Whitewater, 8-man raft for our party of 8 (4 adults, 4 boys ages 12-15) and I'm so glad I did! I was nervous about it since we had never rafted before, but it was an awesome experience. The smaller raft made it much more exciting but not scary at all. Our river guide Mackenzie was amazing!! She was super friendly, calm, and made us all feel at ease and ready for any situation. We did the 8:30am trip on July 11 and it was beautiful and not too cold like I had feared. We wore long sleeved swim shirts, swim shorts/capris and Teva sandals and were very comfortable. There were plenty of calm spots where we could observe nature and we saw an osprey dive in and carry a large fish off in its mouth, and also saw a river otter swimming. We all loved going through the rapids and got pretty wet by the end of the trip. Big shout out to George, our bus driver who was thoroughly entertaining and to Arielle at the front desk and Mackenzie--best guide ever!! I highly recommend rafting with Dave Hansen's--first rate all the way!