Colorado River Rafting
Cataract Canyon rafting is an anomaly. Its rapids rank along with those of the Grand Canyon in power and difficulty. In fact, the river becomes unruly during the run off in May and June.
Salmon River Rafting
There is a green hole in the middle of Idaho. A spot refreshingly empty on your highway map. A place where pavement never was…and wild rivers still are…the Salmon River- The River of No Return.
Desolation Canyon on the Green River in Utah is the kind of place you read about in great literature. Spectacularly deep–deeper than the Grand Canyon in some places– and surrounded by more than a million acres of wilderness, “Deso” is isolated, but not desolate. For centuries, many cultures like the Ute Indians and Fremont Culture … Read more
In addition to its many varied white water rafting trips, Holiday River Expeditions has a six-day kayaking workshop. This kayaking workshop is spent in Desolation Canyon in August. You first meet at Green River, Utah to embark on your trip. This kayaking school is not for the faint of heart; you should be in excellent … Read more
By Kenzie Comstock Holiday River Expeditions lists the top 5 family river rafting vacations. We all know that kids love to go to Disneyland but if they’ll love going on a family rafting trip just as much if not more. You’ll get to spend all of your time together instead of having to branch off … Read more
by Julie Trevelyan The Green River through Desolation Canyon “Desolation” usually conjures images of loneliness. However, Desolation Canyon is lonely in the best sense of the word: remote, uncrowded, and still untouched by the world. We think it’s a sweet river to run; so much so, in fact, that we have five great reasons river … Read more
Specialty, One-of-a-kind Rafting Adventures By Kenzie Comstock Holiday River Expeditions and their expert guides spun their knowledge about the best white water rafting into five specialty expeditions designed to awaken the senses and recharge the body. The Birding Field Trip starts the season off with and extended journey through Dinosuar National Monument down the Yampa … Read more
A Family-Bonding Experience By Kenzie Comstock Nestled deep in the heart of the western wilderness, lays an untamed magnificent beauty. Impressionable upon visitors and guests, the scenes from Mother Nature play out and unfold before their eyes. Eagles majestically swoop down to stalk their prey, their talons reaching across the landscape to pluck unsuspecting fish, … Read more
Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one. ~ Novelist Jane Howard By Peta Owens-Liston Blood is thicker than water, so goes the old adage, and days on the river with family serves to strengthen the ties … Read more
GREEN RIVER JOURNEY: DESOLATION AND GRAY CANYONS May 27-June 2, 2012 7 Days/6 Nights Drs. Geoff Hammerson, Emmett Evanoff, Mike Scott, Ed Wick, and Steve Cassells Cutting a series of chasms in the 10,000-foot-high Tavaputs Plateau, the Green River forms a gorge deeper than the Grand Canyon at Bright Angel Creek. Desolation Canyon, first named … Read more
By Julie Trevelyan Women Only Rafting Trips Sometimes, women just need an adventure trip without guys. On an all-women river rafting trip, you can relax…perhaps not feel as much pressure to go bigger and bolder…and just be yourself. The truth of it is, sometimes women just need a girlfriend getaway, mother-daughter bonding, or simply time … Read more
By Kenzie Comstock In addition to its many varied white water rafting trips, Holiday River Expeditions has a six-day kayaking workshop. This kayaking workshop is spent in the canyons of the Southwest. You first meet at Green River, Utah to embark on your trip. This kayaking school is not for the faint of heart; you … Read more