Long after the final splash of the last rapid, you will remember the excitement and fun of your raft trip. With your rafting companions you will relive the river, your passage through the whitewater, what you did right, what you did wrong, and how you will run it the next time. During each retelling of the stories, the rapids become more savage, your raft maneuvering more exacting, and the lure of the river stronger.

The challenge and experience of whitewater rafting seems to draw you back. Your want to run the river again, improve your technique, or have a second shot at a big one. The wilderness solitude and beauty strengthen the magnetic force. You remember stretches of quiet water dotted with sunlight, wildflowers adorning the shoreline, or the woods vibrant with fall colors. You savor the thrill of fast water—the incredible feeling of the natural river high. You want to remember it all.

Perhaps it is the intensity of these feeling that makes a river runner try to capture a bit of the river, to hold on to those memories. The excitement and pleasure of rafting are addictive. Once you’ve run a river, you are likely to be hooked.

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