点评:We have never been whitewater rafting before and we had the most perfect time with Big Bear Rafting! They were fun, hilarious, and knowledgeable. They made great, entertaining guides and made the rafting seem easy. We arrived at Big Bear in Hartford, TN (exactly an hour from Pigeon Forge) 30 minutes before our start time to check in and then waited for the guides. We were assigned Rawley. You have to leave all of your belongings in your car and they hold your keys for you. If you want to take your phone I recommend getting a waterproof phone lanyard to take with you. We didn't do this so the only pictures we got were the professional ones offered ($34.95 for 16 good quality photos on a thumb drive).
The rapids were not scary at all and there was actually a lot of peaceful down time between them to enjoy the view and the water. Even the temperature was much nicer here and not as hot as we had been experiencing. Because it was the first trip of the day the river was being filled at the same time as the rafting trip, so there were moments that you had to pull over so the water could fill and wouldn't be too shallow. Knowing this now, I'd be interested to see what the rafting trip is like later in the day after the river is full.
Hartford, TN is a very small town full of 13 rafting companies that all sail at similar times.
On the way back to Pigeon Forge we were directed by the GPS through the Foothills Parkway and we caught some beautiful views there.
翻译:我们之前从未体验过白水漂流,但在 Big Bear Rafting 度过了最美好的时光!他们很有趣、很搞笑、知识渊博。他们是出色的、有趣的导游,让漂流看起来很容易。我们在开始时间前 30 分钟到达田纳西州哈特福德的 Big Bear(距离 Pigeon Forge 正好一小时车程),登记入住,然后等待导游。我们被分配到 Rawley。您必须将所有物品留在车里,他们会帮您保管钥匙。如果您想带手机,我建议您买一个防水手机挂绳。我们没有这样做,所以我们拍到的照片都是专业提供的照片(16 张高质量照片放在一个 U 盘上,售价 34.95 美元)。
急流一点也不吓人,实际上在它们之间有很多安静的休息时间,可以欣赏风景和水。这里的温度也好得多,不像我们经历过的那么热。因为这是当天的第一趟行程,河水在漂流行程的同时蓄水,所以有时你不得不靠边停车,这样水才能蓄满,不会太浅。现在知道了这一点,我很想知道当天晚些时候河水蓄满后漂流之旅会是什么样子。
田纳西州哈特福德是一个非常小的城镇,有 13 家漂流公司,所有漂流公司都在相似的时间航行。
在返回鸽子谷的路上,我们按照 GPS 的指引穿过山麓公园大道,在那里看到了一些美丽的景色。