Day 3.

Wow!! Where do we start? Today, Brent went for a run WAAAY early, hands numb, probably 45 degrees. The rest of us were up early and on the road by 7:40 to the Colorado River outpost up by Kremmling. We were ready for white water rafting. Kids were nervous and even more so after the safety talk about falling out accidently or capsizing. We started the float in beautiful 65 degree weather, not a cloud in the sky. There were some Level 2 rapids and one Level 3 rapids with Emersyn yelling the whole time, " Bigger rapids, more rapids. " She loved it!! Brent and I figure we will be visiting her in Colorado in a few years as she will be guiding the trips~ Brent, Brady and Emersyn all decided to jump in during the float part in FRIGID water. (So cold they told ya to yell when you came up, to clear your throat, as it will be constricted) Brady and Em hightailed it back to the raft and Brent continued to float on down. I did my good deed though and pulled him into the raft at a later time! :) We saw 2 eagles and some geese. It was picture perfect riding through the canyon. We were getting close to getting done and were on our last leg, which was an easy float. I looked ahead and saw an animal bobbing up and down in the water. It was black with a white face. I pointed it out asking if it was a dog or what? It was acting quite strange and we couldn't see any people by it. Brent said, " I think it is a bear." Our guide, Mike, was like, "No, we don't really see bears around here." Just as we were coming closer to check it out, sure enough, a momma bear came out from behind the weeds and looked at us and headed up the hill and up to the railroad tracks. The little cub, who had been taking a nice bath was curiously looking at us- we were close now and finally the little one followed the momma up the trail, crossed over the railroad tracks and out of sight. AMAZING! It was not normal, God did that for us. Even the guides hadn't seen a bear before. It was also at a safe distance so ALL were excited. The float ended perfectly. We came back in awe to the condo to clean up and head to Breckenridge for the day of shopping and eating at the brewery. We saw another crazy sight as a fox walked right across in front of us downtown. WOW! We had stuffed ourselves enough that we needed a nice evening hike up Golden Hill to cap off the night. Nice stroll up the side of a Mt and then back to the condo this evening to get the suits on and head to the pool and outdoor hot tubs. A glorious day!! (We decided seeing the bear and her cub was WAY better than seeing the moose and her baby last year- though we are hoping to see that in Estes later this week.) Thanks for reading!! See ya tomorrow.