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Giving Thanks
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…
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High Water of Cataract Canyon 2011-Going Big
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…
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Flash flood at Redbud.
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…
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Geologist Wayne Ranney to Host Canyonlands National Park River Trip
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…
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Second Annual Rafting Photo Contest Set To Launch
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…
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10 Questions to ask when planning a Grand Canyon Rafting Expedition
#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,…
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Via Magazine Highlights Green River
Via, the magazine of AAA recently did a rafting trip with Colorado River and Trail Expeditions on the 1-day section of Gray Canyon. The river trip was in conjunction with…
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Rafting down the Grand Canyon, Colorado, Alaska Rivers
Rafting by definition is "the sport or pastime of traveling down a river on a raft." Rafting to us is much more. It is the thrill and excitement of rapids.…
2013 High Flow Experiment Scheduled For November 11-16 in the Grand Canyon
The Department of the interior will conduct a high flow experimental release next week from Glen Canyon Dam. This is consistent with the High-Flow Protocol and is related to the…
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Fall Grand Canyon Rafting Project-Painting Side Tubes
After the Grand Canyon rafting season ends it is time to start preparing for next April. One of the projects that we undertake is the maintenance on our side tubes.…
