We opened our 2008 season with a raft trip yesterday. It was beautiful! The water was a crisp blue green, the mountains have a drift of snow left on top, the birds were chattering in abundance and the sun was shining a dazzling 85 degrees. That's pretty warm for an early April day.
We packed along a lunch full of fresh vegies, Hippie Pasta Salad, cookies from the ORRO headquarters' oven and some cold drinks. We ate at a sandy beach and watched some fishermen catch steelhead. The fish was 22 inches long and they needed 24 inches to keep it. The fishermen were mildly disappointed, but we were thrilled at the action and the catch. 
Above our heads, snuggled in the nearly budding cottonwood trees were a pair of bald eagles in a giant nest. The nest itself is nearly nine feet across. As we were finishing lunch, one of the eagles took off for a flight. They are glorious birds. We couldn't have had a better lunch site!
The water was moving quickly as there is plenty of volume in the Rogue at this time of year. It is also cold at 50 degrees, but that didn't stop one of our guides from jumping in for a hmmmm, respite?! Floating the Rogue with family and friends, life just doesn't get any better!Rogue River Rafting
What a glorious day! It is getting me going on booking our trip! I cannot think of a better rafting team to float the Rogue with than that of the ORRO team! Thank you for sharing your day! What do you look like for July?
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