Moms rock.
They also raft. On white water. In West Virginia. Like, on the New River Gorge. So that whole image of Mom being kind of, um, not too exciting? Wrong.
Butterflies? Flowers? Must be Mother's Day in the New River Gorge!
Moms go rafting like anyone else. Think of replacing the idea of soccer mom with the idea of adventure mom, and you’re on the right track. Here are some mom-type facts and opinions about white water rafting that you might not know…
- Songer Whitewater? It’s co-owned by a mom.
- We have at least 5 moms working on the Gauley River, the most difficult section of whitewater we run.
- Mother’s Day is traditionally one of our best days on the water. Lots of guests, and springtime at its height in the gorge.
- Rafting makes people happy. And to quote an old phrase, “When mama’s happy, everybody’s happy!”
- The woman who started Grandparent’s Day is from Oak Hill, WV, just over the new river gorge bridge and down the road from Songer. (Okay, that technically doesn’t have anything to do with Mother’s Day, but c’mon.)
- A good Mother’s Day gift is any one that makes mom feel alive. A little adventure vacation fits that bill.
- Moms are great paddlers; most of them practiced on y’all! Ha! LOL.
- There’s a great surf spot on the Gauley called Hungry Mother.
- If you take mom rafting, you still have to do all the dishes on mother’s day (hint: use paper plates! It’s not the greenest way to go, but they make plates that you can compost.
And there you have it. Plenty of reasons why moms make great rafters. Stay tuned for the Father’s Day version, coming up in a month or so.
Tags: Adventure Vacations, family vacations, mother's day, weekends, white water rafting