Blogs from Kernville, California, United States, North America

Finally had a day off, and went to the river.... read more

...but it was one of the best times of my life. After breaking up with the so-called possessive and controlling ex-boyfriend of merely 2 months, it was the perfect time to go on a rafting trip at Kern River. I almost didn't go because the fact it was a good (guy) friend that had asked if I wanted to join the rest of his friends. If you know me, I am the adventurous type and always love trying new things. As soon as that "relationship" was over, I immediately packed my bags and took a road trip with my friend Tan and his friend Seth. DAY 1 First day we arrived and at the campsite to meet up with everyone else. I had no idea how many came but it was tent city that's for sure! ... read more

I left kernville for fear my luck would run out. Since I´d been in town I´d been taken on a whitewater rafting trip for free, met an old dude named Chuck (soon to be Chuck of Many Miles) who had rode Ushuaia on his KLR and found a guardian angel to boot. When was stopped at Dome Rock I ran into a family who ruined the solitude of my experience there, but were very nice while doing so. They gave me cheezits and fruit rollups and told me about how they´d just been whitewater rafting in Kernville, where I was headed. Somewhere between there and Kernville an wonderful idea struck me: why not offer to volunteer at one of the rafting outfits in town and hope for a free trip down the river. So once I ... read more