Category Archives: Student Travel
Wednesday, March, 21, 2012
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
Thursday, March, 15, 2012
by Julie Trevelyan San Juan River Rafting Floating down the San Juan River is a river rafting vacation made from sheer bliss. Family friendly rapids that are perfect for inflatable kayaking. Easy and accessible hiking to natural swimming pools and grottos. Follow the blue heron as you float through the famed Goosenecks. Explore and interpret … Read more
Monday, November, 14, 2011
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
Thursday, August, 4, 2011
Mixing young with old, as in millenniums of years, created a unique experience and opportunity for a group of youthful Snow College geology students this past June. On a Gates of Lodore trip with Holiday River Expeditions, they floated through Dinosaur National Monument along the Green River studying the 360-degree views of geology in action—action … Read more