River Currents Blog

River Currents is a blog open to many voices that have had a connection with the river and our trips. You’ll hear the voice of veteran river-runner and Holiday founder Dee Holladay, the voice of guides whose lives have been shaped by their time on the river, and guests who bring the perspectives that remind us why we’re still making these trips happen 45 plus years later. You’ll also hear the voice of and stories through our regular blog contributors, Peta Owens-Liston and Julie Trevelyan.

Category Archives: Lodore Canyon Rafting

Top Five Reasons to Embrace the Idea of Camping on a Rafting Trip!

by Julie Trevelyan Camping not your thing? You prefer pavement to earth, a roof to the starlit sky, four walls to a thin tent between you and all those things out there going bump in the night? Those might all sound like valid reasons to not want to go camping—but only if you’ve never done … Read more

Top 5 Exciting Rafting Adventures for Families

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

Trip of the Week: The Green River through Lodore Canyon in Dinosaur National Monument

by Julie Trevelyan The Green River through the Gates of Lodore The Gates of Lodore are an impressive example of nature’s architecture. Towering 800 feet above the Green River, the canyon snakes its way through the Uinta Mountains of Colorado and Utah. This is a wonderful river rafting vacation to take for many reasons: diversity … Read more

Rafting on the Colorado River

By Kenzie Comstock Rafting on the Colorado River Holiday River Expeditions specialize in multi-day  Colorado River rafting trips.  Since 1966 Holiday River Expeditions has provided unforgettable trips down the river to so many people.  They’re guides will take care of all of your worries, the food is amazing, and the equipment and rafts are the … Read more

2012 Specialty Trip Line up: One-of-a-kind Rafting Adventures

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

Family river rafting trips offer parents & children time to bond and experience the simplicity of life in the natural world

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

Five great reasons to take a women-only rafting trip:

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

The Green River: Behold Its Majestic, Powerful Beauty

By Kenzie Comstock The Green River rafting trip is an ideal outdoor adventure for children ages five and up. This one-day trip spans a length of 12 miles, making it perfect for beginners. The Green River in Utah has ancient roots that stem to the Shoshone Indians. Once called the Prairie Hen River by the … Read more

Getting the Lowdown on Vernal

By Julie Trevelyan Vernal, Utah, is the place to be for river rafting vacations, dinosaur viewing, and overall fun outdoor recreation. Two Holiday Expeditions trips launch out of Vernal: our Yampa River trip and our Lodore Canyon trip. Come play in our Utah whitewater, then check out how big the T-Rex really was. (Hint: its … Read more

Love those Texans

By Peta Owens-Liston It isn’t unusual to hear a smooth drawl and some Southern hospitality on one of Holiday’s trips. A large number of guests who travel with Holiday have been from Texas, some returning as many as 20 times, either solo or with their families. Granted The Lone Star State is big, the second … Read more