White water rafting

LOVE IT!

FH and i have gone twice on the Hudson River, up by Lake George! Great rapids around this time, Spring into summer. We would go on 4th of July weekend. The rapids are higher.

i was looking into going somewhere in PA,last year.... i have the brochure somewhere.....

everyone backed out last year so it was a no go, maybe for this year but kinda busy with wedding stuff....

if i find it i will send you the info

i did it :

Deleware Water Gap - Great
Pennsylvania - Jim Thorpe something ---- It su|cked - it was sooo pointless - they make you stick together and then everyone has buckets and wet you - i reallllly didnt like it bc it was cold that day and we just wanted to relax by ourselves - that didnt happen


Colorado River - Absolutely Amazing - this is what i call white water rafting! cant call DWG or PA white water!!!!!
Def Recommend this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted by gabbie83

i did it :

Deleware Water Gap - Great
Pennsylvania - Jim Thorpe something ---- It su|cked - it was sooo pointless - they make you stick together and then everyone has buckets and wet you - i reallllly didnt like it bc it was cold that day and we just wanted to relax by ourselves - that didnt happen

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We did this one! It was AWESOME!!!! We rented some cabins for like $13/person. Went in May, had some nice rapids. A couple people fell out and almost drowned so it wasn't just a nice ride down a lazy river.

The whole bucket thing was fun - we had a good guide though and a good group (we were a rowdy bunch).

Ok...now this: we really can't afford to go on a honeymoon, but I was going to use my stimulus check and book this. There is a place in Lake George that includes 2 nights at a nice hotel, 2 breakfasts and ww trip for $204 pp. Is it good during the last week of July or should I do DWater Gap.

Gabbie thanks for the heads up for Jim Thorpe.

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Posted by gabbie83

i did it :

Deleware Water Gap - Great
Pennsylvania - Jim Thorpe something ---- It su|cked - it was sooo pointless - they make you stick together and then everyone has buckets and wet you - i reallllly didnt like it bc it was cold that day and we just wanted to relax by ourselves - that didnt happen


Colorado River - Absolutely Amazing - this is what i call white water rafting! cant call DWG or PA white water!!!!!
Def Recommend this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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i agree with delaware water gap - very calm. better for canoeing

go to the lehigh river in pennsylvania. tons more fun. better for white water rafting.

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Posted by mathteach

Ok...now this: we really can't afford to go on a honeymoon, but I was going to use my stimulus check and book this. There is a place in Lake George that includes 2 nights at a nice hotel, 2 breakfasts and ww trip for $204 pp. Is it good during the last week of July or should I do DWater Gap.

Gabbie thanks for the heads up for Jim Thorpe.

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do lake george it is sooo nice
and end of july will be perfect weather
its such a cute town with a bunch of little restaurants :) i would def say Lake George

Go almost every summer! Tons of fun. We go with Jim Thorpe every year and we go when there's a dam release. We usually go in a big group so it's really fun when everyone tries to get everyone else wet.

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Posted by jerrys girl

go to the lehigh river in pennsylvania. tons more fun. better for white water rafting.

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never mind - this is where we went... But we stayed in Jim Thorpe (that's where we rented cabins)...

I went in Colorado and it was really fun.

(Although it wasnt very rapid-y.....it was too early in the season...but that is fine with me...I am a scardy cat!)

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Posted by Jenn04

I just read the rest of the posts and think rafting is def a good option for you for a mini-honeymoon!

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Thanks, I am definitely going to do this. Just have to decide between Lake George and PA.

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Posted by jerrys girl

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Posted by gabbie83

i did it :

Deleware Water Gap - Great
Pennsylvania - Jim Thorpe something ---- It su|cked - it was sooo pointless - they make you stick together and then everyone has buckets and wet you - i reallllly didnt like it bc it was cold that day and we just wanted to relax by ourselves - that didnt happen


Colorado River - Absolutely Amazing - this is what i call white water rafting! cant call DWG or PA white water!!!!!
Def Recommend this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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i agree with delaware water gap - very calm. better for canoeing

go to the lehigh river in pennsylvania. tons more fun. better for white water rafting.

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we usually do the lehiigh and it's great. we went somewhere else once... upstate i want to say? not nearly as good. go to lehigh, esp if you want something closer.

I go on the delaware every memorial day. there are a few rapids when we go - i went once in summer and once in fall, can't remember how different the rapids were. it all depends on how high the river - and this is true, i think, for any river. if there was a lot of rain recently, the river will be high and you won't feel the rapids as much because rapids are caused, mostly i think, by water moving around rocks. if the water is high, the water just coasts over the rocks and you have less, if any, rapids.

you can call any of the river companies and ask them what class the river is, or the area you are going to go on. the delaware where we go is a class 1, maybe a 2 in some spots. class 5 is the huge rapids you see on tv shows, etc. class 2 is finnnnne for me. they are a little scary. :)

if you decide to go to pa - there is a cute town called milford that you can stay in. there is a place nearby called the dimmick inn which is nice, wraparound porch, etc. I think there is a place called the milford inn too. and you should go rafting with kittatinny canoes. good co., i've been going on the river with them for 8 years. (best trip i think is from barryville to pond eddy, or pond eddy to matamoras - those are the 'bases').

have fun and let us know what you decide!