Friday, October 3, 2008

Rock Hopping


Ok, so another fun activity we do on our family vacations is rock hopping. If you've never done this before then you are missing out. Basically, the gist of it is, you find a creek with lots of stones in it. Make sure the current isn't that strong or else it could become very dangerous. Then, you try to see if you can jump from one rock to another without falling in the water! It's more fun if you go with a big group of people. Also, it's a great activity for all ages and young kids especially love it. So parents, this could be a way to keep your children occupied for a few hours.

The most fun I've had rock hopping is when I went with 6 or 7 of my cousins, who are all around 15-25 years old. We went in our normal clothes and the whole time it was a competition to see who could stay on the rocks the longest. Of course with half of the group being guys, they were constantly trying to knock us all off the rocks. By the end, it would have turned into a huge water fight and everyone would come out of it soaking wet.



I would give rock hopping a rank of 6 because it can be pretty dangerous with the rocks being slippery and all. Although I will admit this isn't the most risky activity, many of my best memories come from rock hopping with my family.

4 comments:

Jenece said...

What river are you on? Looks like it's in Idaho! I bet you guys had a memorable time!

Risk Taker said...

Well these pictures are just some pictures that I found online that looked similar to what we did. The place we went to is in Black Mountain, Montreat near Ashville, NC. This blog is my project for one of my college classes and we were told that our blog had to be anonymous so we are not allowed to post any pictures of ourselves or our family on here. Once the class is over though I hope to go back and put in some of my own pictures. I do have a ton of good memories though!

Jenece said...

I see. I hope I can help. You have a great site. Good luck with your grade! I'm sure you will do fine. What are you trying to get a degree in?

Risk Taker said...

Thank you! You already are a big help. Thank you so much! I'm majoring in Math Education, but the class this is for is Advanced English 108 which I have to have for my major. I think it's pretty amazing that we get to make a blog for our English class. I've never kept one going before and it's a lot of fun!