The TRIP

I spent three days last week in "heaven." Two days of canoeing on the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River. (see the post I made earlier last week, below). And one day of rafting on the Cumberland River. I will be getting pictures up on the web in the next week or so. The rapids were terrfic. 2-3 foot waves with rocks and boulders. Down the gorge for 20 miles. Hot, humid weather with watching the sun set's reflection in the clouds over the rim of the gorge. Sunrise through the mist off the river and the walls of the gorge and the forest. A time of exhiliaration with God's creation and of serenity in the peace of God's gift. The rafting trip was not just going up to the base of the Cumberland Falls, which was unbelievable, but rapids of level 2 & 3 and possible a 4. And a guide, a young woman from Ohio named Meghan who was just great to visit with.














This was the fifth year for our church's canoe group experience. 2 years on the Current River in Missouri. 1 year on the middle part of the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania. 2 years on the Big South Fork with the Cumberland added on this year. Next year...we are talking about the Buffalo River in Arkansas.

The group of five men (we need to encourage women to join us again...we had coed trips the first two years) shared wonderful fellowship of faith, recovery, and just being.