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.
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 Julie Trevelyan Colorado River Rafting through Westwater Canyon Rafting the Colorado River through Utah’s Westwater Canyon is a short but super memorable rafting vacation of a lifetime. Big water, gorgeous desert canyon walls, possible wildlife sightings such as bald eagles and ravens and maybe even river otters, and a tight three-day schedule all make … Read more
San Rafael Swell Mountain Biking by Julie Trevelyan Utah mountain biking ranks among the finest in the world. The San Rafael Swell, or the Swell as Utahans call it, is still a fairly undiscovered sweet spot for ripping down trails or easy pedaling through some of the most scenic vistas around. On a Holiday San … 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 If you’ve chosen a Holiday River Expedition’s trip based out of Green River for some Utah whitewater river rafting or a mountain biking vacation, you might want to also check out the happening little town of Moab just an hour further South. Here are a few places to eat and things to … Read more
By Julie Trevelyan This technical whitewater rafting trip demands vigilant concentration, desire for a potentially wild ride, and a huge capacity for fun. Rafting the Green River through popular Lodore Canyon is a multi-day trip we offer May through September, and it’s a totally fantastic experience with some energetic whitewater rapid sections sure to get … Read more
By Peta Liston-Owens What comes to mind when envisioning John Wesley Powell’s 1869 three-month raucous river expedition through the unchartered terrain of the Green and Colorado rivers, and into the depths of the Grand Canyon? In his book, Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons, passages paint images of striking landscape and stomach-dropping first … Read more
Holiday River Expeditions offers several rafting tours that are ideal for beginning youths. The Green River rafting trip flows through Gray Canyon. Class I, II and III rapids are plentiful during this 12-mile journey and children ages five and up will especially enjoy the plentiful wildlife that includes various large birds and big horn sheep … Read more
Cottonwoods In Echo Park, the free flow of the Yampa still has the potential to move the channel. Female Fremont Cottonwood trees cast their cotton to the wind according to timing that matches the natural high water flows of the rivers. The timing is such that the cotton falls just after the natural peak flow … Read more
By, Casey Kleinman DESOLATION CANYON Towering sandstone cliffs frame the picturesque Green River as it stretches south through the Tavaputs Plateau. An armada of tiny goslings churns desperately against the current in a frantic attempt to keep up with their mother. Mule deer feed peacefully on the abundant vegetation made ready by the recent spring … Read more