This is what a Group of Engineers do on the weekend.

It took us all day to raft 20 miles down the south fork of the American River.

I work with almost everyone in the raft. It's funny how you see a totally different side of people when you are in a raft flying down the rapids. I was one of the few who was not thrown from the raft. There was a time or two that I jumped out. And one time when our raft was stuck on a rock and we all had to get out and swim.

These were class 2 rapids. We got very wet, but it was so incredibly hot that we welcomed every wave. I can't wait to do this again next summer.