May 15 First Day on the River: Late Afternoon
The rush of frantic paddling ceases, and the waters calm to stillness as we finally break through the seemingly endless funnel of harsh...
June 9 Second Day: Dawn
I slipped carefully out of my cozy sleeping bag at approximately 5:44 this morning. The sky was free of clouds, and the wind danced to...
Haiku
The river courses Shimmering glints of light slide on Drops of emerald glass #AspenCommunitySchool #Haiku #Writing #GarryPfaffmann...
One Moment Among the Cliffs
I step a foot closer to the edge to see where to land. Taking a step back, I feel a little nervous. Everyone watching makes it even...
Moment in Time
Dusty red cliffs surrounded the swirling green rapids of the colorado river below. Lizards scurried about rushing in and out of small...
One Moment In Time
I was waiting, watching, listening, for minutes disguised as hours. When the moment finally came it seemed slow motion as the white...
One Moment on the Raft Trip
It was raining and cold the goose bumps on my arms and leg weren’t ready to go back in the water. Everyone was talking about the rapids...
One Moment In Time
Axel and I struggled to pitch our already drenched tent that contains at least three gallons of water within its floor as the rain pours...
A Moment in Time
“Wake up!” I wake up to Robin (our raft guide) clapping and yelling outside my tent. “Look at the river, get out of your tents!” I...
Cliff Metaphor
Summer is like jumping off a cliff. First you jump off and the exhilaration begins! Then you are in the middle of the air for a...
