Pockets of Life: The Living Legacy of Desert Potholes
April 29, 2016
In the city, a pothole is a failure. A spine-rattling bump on your way to work. A tsk-tsk to politicians…
River Currents is a blog open to the many voices that have a connection with the river and our trips. Here, we share all the various things that go into making a whitewater or bike adventure so richly fulfilling: the science, the folklore, the policies, & the poetry of wildness.
You'll hear from our regular contributors such as Fred Swanson, Sawyer Smith, Jack Stauss, and Rica Fulton. You'll also hear from the voices of guides such as Susan Munroe and Justin Malloy, whose lives have been shaped by their time on the river, and from guests who bring the perspectives that remind us why we're still making these trips happen for 56 years and counting.
April 29, 2016
In the city, a pothole is a failure. A spine-rattling bump on your way to work. A tsk-tsk to politicians…
March 18, 2016
By Susan Munroe I am surrounded by books: Eddied out among wobbly stacks of geology texts, river history, Edward Abbey,…
January 22, 2016
By Peta Owens-Liston This past summer on the Yampa River, I was both inspired and humbled. Not just by the…
January 21, 2016
Utah is known for having “The Greatest Snow on Earth” but many people don’t realize the amazing opportunities the varied…
May 11, 2015
People often think of deserts as barren wastelands. Nothing could be farther from the truth in Utah. Whether you take…
January 21, 2015
Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it,…
January 20, 2015
Compiled by Joe Ballant Here are some of our favorite river quotes to read ahead of your adventure. Enjoy! …
January 12, 2015
What River Guides Put in Their Ammo Can By Joe Ballent When I first began working for Holiday River Expeditions,…
December 19, 2014
By Lauren Wood On a number of Holiday River Expeditions’ whitewater rafting trips, you may have the lucky chance to see…
June 10, 2014
By Tim Sattelmeier The Story Of Buzz Holmstrom. Haldane “Buzz” Holmstrom was a humble gas station attendant from Idaho and…
April 10, 2014
by Julie Trevelyan Top Five Reasons To Start Planning Your River Rafting Vacation. River season will be here before we…
March 11, 2014
By Joe Ballent What’s In Your Ammo Can? Having achieved a higher level of enlightenment and becoming one step closer…
March 11, 2014
By Derek Farr It’s a surprisingly common question: “Where’d the Salmon River get its name?” And the answer…