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 from our regular blog contributors, Peta Owens-Liston, Joe Ballent, Derek Farr & Julie Trevelyan.

Category Archives: Women’s River & Yoga Trips

River Currents Blog: Women’s River and Yoga Retreat Trips

by Julie Trevelyan If you feel like getting onto the river with a group of women who all like to stretch out with yoga moves, Holiday has some perfect rafting trips to check out. For 2013, Holiday’s Women’s Rafting Trips head out on Lodore, the Salmon River Canyons, and Cataract Canyon. There’s no stress as you … Read more

Our Commitment to the Environment

Holiday River Expeditions from the beginning has been active in promoting environmentally sensitive business practices. We are constantly striving to raise the bar on what we expect from ourselves as expedition operators in the wilderness as well as in our operations at the office and in the warehouse. Our commitment to the environment has been … Read more

Multi-day White Water Rafting Trips – Fun for Everyone!

River rafting trips are a fun adventure for just about anyone! From those having no water experience, to those who have felt the heart-thumping exhilaration of a Class V rapid, Holiday River Expeditions rafting trips offer an array of new adventures for first timers to seasoned river folk  who have been on the river for … Read more

Women’s Trips: Nature and Self-Reflection

Holiday River Expeditions offers numerous opportunities for women to slip into nature, bond with each other, and the environment. These all-woman retreats are inspired by the belief in women’s innate affinities towards deep and soulful self-reflection, and strong desires to empower each other and empower themselves. By combining the calming and meditative practice of yoga … 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

There is a magic in this river canyon that you cannot find anywhere else. Main Salmon Rafting

By Jeanette Dames Welcome to the Salmon River.  I know there are many reasons why the Main Salmon section is called the River of No Return but I have my own theory also.  No matter how you travel down this river, raft, kayak, hike or swim, you will not return the same. I have been … 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

10 Adventure-Filled Excursions to Excite the Senses

Holiday River Expeditions offers 10 adventure-filled excursions that will leave guests in awe of nature’s raw beauty and rugged wilderness. The Colorado white water river rafting trips includes six different adventures. Yampa River is part of the rugged Colorado River and this stretch contains the infamous Warm Springs Rapid, rated one of the top 10 … Read more

Why Multi-Day Rafting Trips are Better than Day Trips

By Julie Trevelyan If you’re already planning a 2012 white water rafting vacation and need some guidance, your first question might be, multi-day or one day? We have a bunch of reasons why a multi-day trip should be your top choice. Here are five pretty darn good ones: 1.  More days = more fun. A … Read more

Women’s White Rim Trip – featured in Cycle and Style

Dance as if no one was watching Sing as if no one were listening Live everyday as if it is your last This Irish proverb slipped into my mind as I was interviewing women about their experiences on all women White Rim mountain biking trips. As the stress and the demands of life get sweated … Read more