Our final day in Idaho was filled with water and sunshine. The first half of the day is undocumented photographically as I didn't feel like carting one more thing on our hike up to the natural water rock slides. It was a lovely jaunt through the woods, traversing across crystal streams of freezing cold mountain waters. All of us concurred that a hike without water either as it's destination or at least with water along the way is really not worth hiking. This hike was double the fun because it had both!
Anyways, what greeted us at the end of the trail was a granite slope with water cascading over it into glassy pools at the bottom. Appropriate sliding attire is not necessarily attractive but completely functional. Shimmy into a large black garbage bag with holes in the bottom for your legs to poke through then tie it around your midsection and you are ready for the rock water slides!
I was one of the last people in our group to go after watching the technique. The goal was to stay to the left of the "water path" to land in the pool at the bottom, too far right and the only way to stop yourself is to grab on to a rope hanging above your head or risk some serious damage on the way over a mini-waterfall. I figured it'd be no problem, everyone else had gone with out any trouble. Apparently, I figured wrong for where did the water take me but too far to the right. Never in my life have I been so glad to be snatched up by a man I did not know or so grateful that Josh wasn't with us for fear he would die of fright on my behalf. Despite that little bump in the slide down it was super fun!
After our tail bones had had enough we hiked back down to the cars and headed off to Priest Lake. We spent the afternoon dining on a lovely picnic lunch, basking in the warmth of the summer sun, and rejoicing at the refreshment found in the water.
Anyways, what greeted us at the end of the trail was a granite slope with water cascading over it into glassy pools at the bottom. Appropriate sliding attire is not necessarily attractive but completely functional. Shimmy into a large black garbage bag with holes in the bottom for your legs to poke through then tie it around your midsection and you are ready for the rock water slides!
I was one of the last people in our group to go after watching the technique. The goal was to stay to the left of the "water path" to land in the pool at the bottom, too far right and the only way to stop yourself is to grab on to a rope hanging above your head or risk some serious damage on the way over a mini-waterfall. I figured it'd be no problem, everyone else had gone with out any trouble. Apparently, I figured wrong for where did the water take me but too far to the right. Never in my life have I been so glad to be snatched up by a man I did not know or so grateful that Josh wasn't with us for fear he would die of fright on my behalf. Despite that little bump in the slide down it was super fun!
After our tail bones had had enough we hiked back down to the cars and headed off to Priest Lake. We spent the afternoon dining on a lovely picnic lunch, basking in the warmth of the summer sun, and rejoicing at the refreshment found in the water.
As you can see Owen had a blast. He'd probably still be sitting in the sand at the water's edge, plastic fork in hand digging holes in the wet sand.
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