While in Denali, we went white water rafting down the Nenana River with Denali Raft Adventures. I am a chicken, so the McKinley Run, which was class I and II rapids, with two class III rapids was more than enough excitement for me. I have now decided I am good with class I and II, but I really don’t need the class III. I sat in the back and took photos with my iPhone, which I then held stuck into my life vest when the water got a bit to turbulent for me. [This is why the water looks fairly calm in most of the photos below as when the water was a bit too rapid, the phone was in the life vest.] They provided dry suits, like the SCUBA dry suits (but without the BC vent), which was good because the water was cold, and everyone got splashed at least some. In any event, the rafting did provide wonderful views from the river. There was some wonderful geological features that I could admire from the river besides the river itself, which is a textbook case of a meandering, eroding and depositing river. The river also cut through geological layers and a fault that was visible, so that was fun to see.
Guide says this is referred to as neapolitan rock due to the geologic layers
Floating down the river
Floating down the river
Dormant volcano in the background
On the right of the photo, river erosion of the left side of the shore is visible
Deposition of a sand bar is visible on the right side of the river