Sacramento Whitewater with Scott

Rain, rain, and more rain. It rained like it was monsoon season. I thought we were in Seattle for the month leading up to the trip. Thursday night before the trip was the hardest it had rained all year and all the guys were calling me wondering if we were still going rafting in this mess. I had my doubts, but I tried to keep a positive front to the gang.

The groom, Aaron was just coming off a 4th place finish at the World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas, so I knew it was going to be tough to match that week of excitement, but I was going to give it the old college try. Friday came and we all met at the hotel, and yes, it was raining. After checking into the hotel we partook in the 2 hour open bar, and we definitely took full advantage. By the time the shuttle picked us up for dinner we were all feeling pretty good.

Dinner that Friday was a special experience because every guy stood up, there were 17 of us, and said a few words about the groom, telling hilarious stories that seem to all be described a little different than the actual event. It was our own version of the Friars Club Roast.

Dinner closed and we moved over to the night club where we had rented out a private room with a few bottles of top-shelf refreshments. The night closed with Texas Hold ‘Em in the hotel room until 5:00am. 7:00am came a little early and the ABP representative had a little trouble peeling us out of bed and into our cars for the trip into the mountains, but in true form, I must admit that we rallied with pride.

The sea was angry my friends, and cold, but the sky parted around noon and we had a great day of rafting and football around the campsite. The morning rafting was pretty calm so we all thought it would be a walk in the park, but the afternoon turned out to be quite the opposite. Waves were high due to the rain and heavy winter snowfall, but we all managed to stay in the boat.

After rafting and some relaxing around the camp, we headed off to dinner to watch the NCAA basketball semi-finals game. The game was pretty boring as UCLA dominated LSU, but the scenery of the place was great as it looked like we walked into a saloon from the old west.

The party moved over to a local mountain bar where the townies were not prepared for these city slickers, but after a while they could not help but join the festivities. The night ended around the campfire, roasting marshmallows and camping under the stars.

The weather held all weekend and everyone had an experience to last forever and the video to prove it.

Thanks,
Scott

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