British Columbia Day Four - Jumping In Freezing Water!

Day four. One of the best days of the entire trip. We drove for about an hour out of town and into the mountains. We passed countless lakes that were perfectly still. The sun was shining strong as we approached mid day but the temperature was still cold. It was just barely above freezing. We were traveling to another waterfall, Myra falls.

We climbed around the rocks for a few minutes when my friend Luke mentioned jumping in. Without hesitation we started stripping down to our underwear. I walked over to the water to feel it. Huge mistake. The water was ice cold and if it hadn't been moving because of the falls, I think it would have been frozen solid. Luke and I jumped in twice, the only ones to do so. We were with four other people who were from the island. It's kind of funny thinking about it now, the two guys from Alaska were the only ones to jump in the water.

There's just something about ice cold water that makes you feel alive. The second jump was far colder than the first. After the initial shock, my body turned bright red and I began losing feeling in my fingers and toes. I had to run in place for ten minutes to keep from freezing. I've included a video of myself jumping in. You can blame my friend for filming vertically ;) On the drive back with passed through what seemed like endless forest.

I plan on jumping in every body of water I come across during the road trip this summer. It'll be nice to come back and jump in again when the temperature is just a little bit warmer!

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Here is the video! This is an experience I'll remember for the rest of my life. I contemplated not jumping in for a split second but I thought to myself "There's a possibility I'll never come back here. Might as well make the most of it.". If you have an opportunity, take it. This is something I've pushed myself to do more and more. Don't be so afraid of what might happen and just live in the moment. Photography has definitely pushed me into situations I wouldn't have encountered otherwise. I've become more open and willing to try new things

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Thank you so much for reading! Tomorrow I'll be sharing day five (The final day) and one of the greatest experiences of my entire life, a helicopter ride high above the mountains and landing on one!

Day Three!
Day Two!
Day One!

--Chase