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Colorado River Rafting

Items to Pack for Your Next Grand Canyon Rafting Trip

We’ve narrowed it down to the 5 most important items to pack for your next Grand Canyon rafting trip. Do not skip over these on your packing list. You’ll be so happy you have them. 1. Sun Protection Items – Sunscreen – Bring sunscreen with at least 30 SPF and

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Green River Rafting

Desolation Canyon, A Wild and Wonderful Wilderness

A sense of excitement and anticipation radiated from our group of friends and family as we watched the small single-engine airplanes drop out of the cloudless blue sky and glide down the runway toward us. They were coming to the airfield in Green River, Utah, from their home base in

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Cataract Canyon

Special Cataract Canyon Music, History, Stories, and Lore River Trip

Celebrate Rivers and Canyons with Kate MacLeod and Ken Sanders Singer/Songwriter/Fiddler KATE MACLEOD and Storyteller, antiquarian bookseller, river historian KEN SANDERS will be joining forces with Colorado River & Trail Expeditions (CRATE) for a unique and unparalleled river trip down CATARACT CANYON of the Colorado River, June 26-July 1 2017. Six days on the

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Books for River Runners

Essential Grand Canyon Books

  Essential Grand Canyon Books Planning a rafting trip down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon? One thing you definitely should add to your packing list is a good book, or two.  We’ve narrowed it down to our top 6 books that will enhance your knowledge in different aspects

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Alaska River Rafting

Take an Alaskan Vacation this Summer

WHITE WATER RAFTING IN ALASKA Have you ever dreamed of seeing the crystal blue waters of Alaska? What about fighting against class V rapids? Now you can experience both, with the help of Colorado River & Trail Expeditions (CRATE)! The Tatshenshini and Alsek Rivers are located in the northwest regions

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Colorado River Rafting

Colorado River and Trail Expeditions

“Experience the Grand Canyon Up Close and Personal” The Grand Canyon is one of the seven world wonders and many marvels at its beauty from cliff edges. Now imagine getting to immerse yourself right in the heart of the canyon. That is what the Colorado River and Trail Expeditions create.

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Green River Rafting

Save the Date – Green River Diversion Dam

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Utah, in conjunction with the Green River Conservation District and Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF), will open the Green River Dam rehabilitation project to interested members of the public and media on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 in Emery County. The event

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Grand Canyon River

Third Annual CRATE Photo Contest

Colorado River & Trail Expeditions will be hosting our 3rd annual photo contest in 2015.  Entrants will be able to upload as many as ten photos into the contest. Photos entered can be a maximum of 4 MB in size and must be taken from a Colorado River & Trail

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Rafting With Colorado River & Trail Expeditions

A Big Day Below Diamond Creek: A Guest’s Perspective

It can be hard to know what exactly our clients are thinking when shenanigans occur on a river tip. Except, perhaps, in this case. Here is CRATE passenger Art Hoover’s colorful, ever-so-slightly embellished account of the events that took place below Diamond Creek during a 10,000 cfs flash flood on August 7.

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Rafting With Colorado River & Trail Expeditions

A Big Day Below Diamond Creek

Hello river enthusiasts! Here’s my account of navigating the river during our last Grand Canyon motor trip after some wild weather produced one of the largest flash floods I’ve ever witnessed. Upon later investigation, I learned this particular flood peaked at 10,000 cfs, which is nearly the volume of the

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Colorado River Rafting

Defending the Grand Canyon

Here is an excellent blog from our friends at the Grand Canyon Trust: Wallace Stegner called national parks “the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst.” For more than a century, protecting the Grand Canyon, in its entirety,

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Colorado River Rafting

Waterfalls along the Colorado

What is it that draws us to falling water? Is it the height of the cliff wall from which the water spills? The volume of water cascading down the rock? Or is it the way that we feel when standing at the bottom of a waterfall? Along the side canyons

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