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Rafting With Colorado River & Trail Expeditions

Splash into Summer 2024! Go Rafting With Colorado River & Trail Expeditions

  Splash Into Summer Colorado River & Trail Expeditions(CRATE) has availability on many of our rafting trips in 2024.  And we want your business!  This is a great year to reconnect with nature, get outside, and take advantage of these opportunities.   We specialize in multi-day guided rafting expeditions on the

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Instructional Videos For Guides

Instructions for Replacing the Tiller Handle on a Tohatsu MFS 30D

Instructions for Replacing the Tiller Handle on the Tohatsu MFS 30D   Step 1:  Remove the Upper Cowling by unhooking the latch at the back of the motor Step 2:  Remove the (2) 10 mm bolts that hold the side cover piece Step  3.  Remove the Rubber Grommet that holds

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Ultimate Gift Guide for Rafting Enthusiasts

Ultimate Gift Guide for Rafting Enthusiasts Whether they are conquering roaring rapids or peacefully floating down a gentle river, rafting lovers are a unique breed of adventurers who thrive on the thrill of the water. If you’re searching for the perfect gift for the paddler in your life, look no

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Introducing The Gecko Brands Waterproof Backpack

We just got in a new shipment of Gecko Brand waterproof backpacks! They look great and come in four different colors:  Grey, Orange, White, and Mahi Geckoflage.  They are 30 L in size and are a nice accessory for river trips.  These packs are highly recommended on our Alaska rafting

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Green River Rafting

Monument Hill Sculpture Park

“The Ratio” by Andrew Rogers Green River, Utah Located in Eastern Utah, Green River is already famous for its watermelons, rafting trips, Rays Tavern, sunsets, and the John Wesley Powell River History Museum.  You can  now add to that list the Monument Hill Sculpture Park.  The sculpture park features not one,

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River Guides

An In Depth Look at How to Become a River Guide

Colorado River & Trail Expeditions river guide application is available by clicking here Why become a Professional Rafting Guide? It is the Best Job in the World If you enjoy people,  thrive on adventure , and are not afraid of hard work, River Guiding is a perfect fit. You have

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Family Bonding on River Trip
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Looking For Some Family Bonding? Try a River Trip!

Need Some Family Bonding Time? As a river guide for the last 25 years I can assure you that the best outdoor activity for family bonding is a multi-day rafting trip.  I have witnessed in my own life, and in the life of my clients how spending time in nature

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Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon Experiencing a Spring Disturbance Flow

Currently the Grand Canyon is experiencing some extremely low water.  The Bureau of Reclamation is coinciding some maintenance on Glen Canyon Dam with a spring disturbance flow in the Grand Canyon.  The flow is supposed to mimic conditions that happened along the Colorado River pre-dam. Currently the Lees Ferry river

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Grand Canyon Rafting with an Emphasis on off River Hiking

Spring Grand Canyon Rafting and Hiking Trip April 1-8, 2021 Lees Ferry to Whitmore Wash Limiting the Trip to the First 13 participants Special Spring Pricing $3175/person Colorado River & Trail Expeditions (800)253-7328 Due to high demand Colorado River & Trail Expeditions is pleased to announce the addition of a

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River Experiences

What is Camping Like on a River Trip?

Camping on a Colorado River & Trail Expeditions’ Rafting Trip The Camps We operate multi-day rafting trips on the Green River and Colorado Rivers in the southwestern United States.  Almost all of our camps are utilized on a first come first serve basis.  That is, we don’t have pre-assigned campsites. 

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