Skagit River Rafting among nature's lap

In the long weekend of may, i went for rafting in Skagit river along with bunch of friends. It was an awesome experience. We reached there on early Saturday morning. The drive was good with trees,mountains and full of natural beauty. Just like going to mother nature. We camped there on Saturday night. It was good with friends opening their heart. Saturday we noon we rafted for nearly 4 hours. It was great experience. When you sail in boat and you see the cold water flowing from mountains with clouds touching them, it creates a mystical feeling. You think of submitting yourself to the nostalgic feeling of nature. Though the level was 2-3, we loved as it was our first rafting. There is an American couple who were sitting in front, who agreed to marry on that same day. Romance on boat you can say. Our trainer was a lady and we were her first commercial tours. She was really helpful and taken our care so much it reminded me of hospitality that we used to get back in India. It was an amazing experience. Her co staff were also good. They cooked vegetarian stuff for us as most of us were vegetarians. On Sunday we went for hiking to the nearby mountain. It was such a scenic beauty with a small water fall and power generation station near by. It was indeed a great pleasure to watch. It reminded me of "ganda hati" water fall which is near paralakhemundi. When you went for boating on Sunday, the weather was cold like hell. Wee could not feel our hands and we told our instructor that whether we can paddle quickly so that we will reach soon to the shore. After reaching the shores, we ran towards our car and switched on the heater to get some warmth. We got life in car and that experience was very chilling. With the bright sky calling and leaving behind the beauty of nature, we left towards Bellevue on Sunday after noon with a rich and satisfying holiday experience... It was really a much needed break from the busy day of city life........