Whitewater Adventure

Whitewater rafting was one of my favorite outdoor activities from my childhood camping trips. There would be moments of serenity surrounded by the sites and sounds of nature, interspersed with the rush of navigating rough patches of water and flying down drops in the river. Both the thrills and the moments of peace have a way of captivating your focus away from life's worries, to just be present in the great outdoors with close friends and family.

I designed this model to show one of the more thrilling parts of a whitewater trip -- a drop down the rapids! I built the water at an angle, and around it on either side I built the slope of the valley that the river passes through. The water is active and rough, which one minifigure finds frightening, but the other finds exhilarating. Surrounding them on either side are the plants and animals that inhabit the valley, and behind them is the setting sun. After a day of whitewater adventure, a night at the cabin sounds amazing.