On Thanksgiving Day, when it comes time to truly tally all that fills my world with joy, it is impossible not to include my life as a river guide. Though I’m grateful each time I look over my shoulder at a rapid safely navigated or emerge from a hike into
The snowpack in the mountains of Utah in June 2011 where 420% of average. The guides at Colorado River and Trail Expeditions knew that they were about to witness the Colorado River in flood stages that nobody had seen in nearly 30 years. In fact, the boatmen that were running
The desert air darkened with thick clouds that moments before could not be seen through the walls of a canyon a mile deep. The August heat suddenly gone, shifting as fast as the moods of the people as fast as blackened pillows blocking the sun. In what normally is a
Larry Stevens recently released his updated guide to The Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. The guide is in full color and includes a map of the river similar to the Belknap River Guide. River miles in the book correspond to the most recent USGS-GCMRC measurements. Rapid ratings are based
William Wallace Bass moved to the Grand Canyon in 1883. He moved from the East for health reasons and rumors of Gold brought him into the Grand Canyon. When the rumors turned out to be false he turned to the tourist industry. He set up a camp at Havasupai Point on
Did you ever stop to think, really think, about the relationship of people to water? In the beginnings of human history, people searched for water and migrated to it. They probably respected seeps and springs as sacred places, because they were life-giving and life-saving. Once we learned to harness water
River Flow is an important things to know before going on a river trip. In 2014 the Grand Canyon has seen some relatively low flows. April and May had fluctuations between 5,500 cfs and 11,000 cfs, with the weekends, especially Sunday releases being much lower. This is because the river
As we all know JW Powell had a way with words and his descriptions of the Grand Canyon have rarely been equalled. Having just finished a Spring rafting trip in Canyonlands National Park we had to share Powell’s diary entry from July 17, 1869. This entry includes the last 40
The monarch butterfly migration is one of nature’s most wondrous events. Millions of monarchs travel from as far north as Canada to gather each winter in a forested mountain range of Michoacan, Mexico, now a World Biosphere Reserve. Sadly, without milkweed to eat along the route, the incredible long-distance monarch
Wayne Ranney, world famous geologist, author, and interpreter will be hosting a rafting trip down the Colorado River through the Canyonlands National Park. The trip dates are May 2-11 and include a 7 day rafting trip along the Green and Colorado Rivers and through Cataract Canyon. There will also be
Licensed Grand Canyon rafting concessionaire Colorado River & Trail Expeditions(CRATE) will be launching their second annual photo contest. In addition to the photo contest there will also be a video contest. The contest will launch on Monday March 31, 2014 and conclude on November 30, 2014 at midnight. There will
#1. When is the best time to experience the Grand Canyon? If the focus of ones trip is the rapids and the side canyons with waterfalls then go in June, July and August. If hiking is important opt for May or April. Honestly anytime of the year is fabulous. Many
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