The Missouri River

For a few years now I’ve had kayaking the Missiouri River on my bucket list. There’s a beautiful section of the river between Craig and Cascade that I thought Brad and I might have to do on our own because it’s about nine miles, but we decided to try it out today with the kids and it was amazing. The little boys were with me in my kayak, and everyone else had their own. Keena had a life jacket and actually did a great job swimming along. We saw a lot of wildlife; otters, bald eagles, deer, and mountain goats. The kids jumped off some cliffs. Kade even found one that was 45 feet. He was frozen with fear at the top for several minutes but he finally jumped! And then he had so much fun that he did it again.

Brad did a great job planning the trip and making it the perfect bucket list day. Luke fell asleep for a bit on my lap, it wasn’t too smoky, the water was refreshing, and the kids were happy. It was the perfect day.