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Posts by category
- Category: Education, Art, and Wellness
- Susan Munroe’s Book Recommendations “The Monthly Worm”
- The Gift that Keeps on Giving: New Year New You!
- Understanding San Juan River Water Levels
- The Current Between Us: Finding Connection Across Generations
- Be Like Roger: Let’s Theorize
- The Story of Dark Canyon Rapid: Part Two
- The Story of Dark Canyon Rapid: Part 1
- Top 10 Health Benefits of White Water Rafting
- River Sentinel: The Great Blue Heron
- When it Comes to Light Pollution, Red Lights Get the Green Light
- Natural Team Building: How Rivers Turn Strangers into Crews
- HRE Spotlight: Belknap River Guides
- Swap Screen Time for Stream Time: Nature’s Cure to Burnout
- Rapid Connections: How Rivers Bend Time
- The Benefits of Savoring
- Night Skies and Tom Beckett
- Holiday River Expeditions x Open Roads
- The Story of Georgie White & Her Grand Canyon Adventures
- Summer Goals Forged by the Desert
- Giving to Living Rivers: An Interview with John Weisheit
- Astrophotography, the Night Sky, and the Power of Light
- Jazz Manouche on the Green River
- Elevating the Music with Ben Kreith
- Foot Rot – Avoid it at All Costs
- Conversations, Music, and the Nature Around You
- Getting to Know the Flaming Gorge Dam
- Packing Checklist For Painters & Artists
- Beavers build hope for the West
- The Story Behind John Wesley Powell’s Boat Names
- Through the Big Drops – in Boats of Wood and Steel
- William Ashley- Pioneer Dinosaur River Runner
- Top 10 Adventure Influencers to Follow on Instagram
- Katie Woods — The Renaissance Woman You Want On Every Trip
- Going Against The Flow: Tracing the Travels of Denis Julien
- Recommended Reading Materials for White Water Rafting
- 7 River Songs for Every Journey
- A Long-Distance Connection on the Green River – Josie & Ben Morris
- A Conversation With John Weisheit
- Pat Lynch – The Hermit of Echo Park and The Yampa River
- Collected River Poems by Gregory Hobbs
- A Little Natural History: Bighorn Sheep
- Meet Suze Woolf, facilitator for the Women’s Watercolor Workshop
- Colorado River Songs
- Critters On The River
- Colorado River Ghost Stories
- The Last Mountain Man: Buckskin Bill
- Unwritten Histories: The Remarkable Life of Josie Bassett
- Steelhead: Rainbow Trout and the River
- Flood-Cycle Trees
- The Ownership of Utah Riverbeds, Explained through Monty Python
- Rhapsody on River Foam
- Pockets of Life: The Living Legacy of Desert Potholes
- Utah Desert Spring Wildflowers are Here
- River Quotes to Know Before your Adventure
- The Role of Bears in the Ecosystem
- The Story Of Buzz Holmstrom – “Doing the Right Thing”
- Where’d the Salmon River get its name?
- Idaho River Rafting: Lantz Bar in the Salmon River Canyon
- Discover the Story of Polly Bemis & the Salmon River
- Kayak Adventure – Holiday River Expeditions’ Kayaking Workshop
- Category: Preparing For Your Trip
- Open Seats on Utah Whitewater Rafting & Mountain Biking Trips
- Best Time for River Rafting in UT & CO
- An Interview with Author Melissa Sevigny
- Hiking Guide: Gates of Lodore
- Find Your Flow (and Tap Your Toes)
- Colorado Road Trip Ideas Before or After Your Holiday River Trip
- Perfect Utah Road Trip Itinerary: What to Do Before and After Your Adventure
- Gear Review: It’s the Balm!
- Why You Should Choose an Overnight Rafting Trip
- How to Plan a Charter Trip
- Gear Review: It’s All Good in the Hoodie
- Is Whitewater Rafting Scary? Simple Ways to Conquer Your Fears
- If I Only Knew Then What I Know Now: Preparing Pro Tips II
- If I Only Knew Then What I Know Now: Packing Pro Tips
- Five Romantic River Activities for You and Your Love
- What to Bring and Wear When White Water Rafting
- Why a Sarong is So Right for River Travel
- How to Stay Cool on Your Summer Rafting Adventure
- Dietary Accommodations on Our Trips
- 5 Reasons to Go Late Season Whitewater River Rafting
- Mountain Bike Photography 101
- Packing for a River Trip — How the Experts Do It
- Insider’s Guide to Rafting the Colorado River through Cataract Canyon
- Insider’s Guide to Mountain Biking Trips in the San Rafael Swell
- Insider’s Guide to Floating the San Juan River in Utah
- Insider’s Guide to Whitewater Rafting on the Yampa River
- Insider’s Guide to Mountain Biking Trips in the Maze District
- Insider’s Guide to Rafting the Green River through Desolation Canyon
- The Insider’s Guide to Rafting the Green River through Lodore Canyon
- Insider’s Guide to Floating the Green River through Labyrinth Canyon
- Insider’s Guide to Biking Utah’s White Rim Trail in Canyonlands
- Insider’s Guide to Rafting the Colorado River through Westwater Canyon
- Things to Eat, Drink, and Do in Moab, Utah
- Bluff and Blanding, Utah: Things to Do and Places to Explore
- Vernal, Utah: Things to Do and Places to Explore
- Green River, Utah: Things to Do and Places to Explore
- Wait, I don’t have to paddle the raft? Why Holiday uses oar rafts.
- A Comprehensive Guide to Green River Rafting
- A Comprehensive Guide to Colorado River Rafting
- What to Pack For Your Whitewater Trip, and How to Pack it!
- Experience River Rafting Solo
- Costumes on the River
- What To Wear White Water Rafting
- River Workouts: How to Stay Active on your Holiday
- Senior Citizen River Rafting Trips
- What Do River Guides Put in Their Ammo Can?
- Top Five Reasons To Start Planning Your River Rafting Vacation
- What’s In Your Ammo Can? Part Two
- Where & When Do You Go to the Bathroom on a River Trip?
- Family River Rafting: River Games – Splish, Splash, and Laugh
- Things to Do Around Green River, Utah
- River Rafting in September (UT & CO)
- Category: Science, Conservation, and Advocacy
- How to Stand Up for Your Public Lands This Fall
- The Magic of Wild and Scenic Rivers
- Clear the Path, Free the Snake: The Fight of Idaho’s Salmon
- My Trip Down the Zambezi River
- The Importance of Dark Skies
- Lithium Mining Along the Colorado River
- Connecting Rivers and Mountains
- Anatomy of a Drying River
- “Don’t Bust The Crust” — What is Cryptobiotic Soil and Why We Need to Protect It
- Social Trails — How They Form and Why They Are Harmful
- Colorado River Agriculture
- Returning Rapids Project: Effects from a Dropping Lake Powell
- Water Rights for Rivers
- The Sound of Silence: Dinosaur National Monument
- White-Tailed Prairie Dogs – Suicide Runners!
- Water is Stronger than Rock: Erosion in the American West
- Trees of the Desert: Pinyon vs. Juniper
- Evil Weeds and Post-Apocalyptic Permaculture
- Hope in the Dark and Hope Behind the Dam: How a water crisis could re-wild a river
- Category: The Holiday Way
- Run it Again: The Joy of Re-Running Rivers
- Whitewater Dories: Rare Birds, Indeed
- Outside For All
- HRE Boat Names; Rivers of the Colorado Plateau
- The Wisdom of a River Rat
- Bachelor/Bachelorette Trips on the River
- 2023 Wilderness Medical Trainings Offered at Holiday
- The Venture Out Project: Making the Outdoors a Sanctuary for All
- The Best Ways to Make Coffee on the River
- How to Become a River Guide
- The ‘Why’ Behind our Land Acknowledgements
- Dutch Oven Cooking in the Backcountry
- Herm Hoops : The Life of a Legend
- Eddied Out: Going Against the Flow
- “Green” Goes the Running of Rivers in Utah
- Top 10 Whitewater Rapids in Utah
- River Spirits: Tips, Recipes & Pairings
- Of Legends and Men: 3 years without Dee
- Guide Tales: Kim Crumbo, a Humble Legend
- Six decades of River-Rats Celebrate Dee Holladay
- The University of Dee, Salt Lake City Campus
- Strengthening Family Bonds on Multi-Generational Trips
- Category: Where We Go
- Experience Canyonlands National Park by River or Bike
- 10 Epic River Adventures: Your Guide to the Best Whitewater Rafting in the US
- Photo Journal: The Pickpockets Music Trip on the Yampa River
- Photo Journal: Lodore from the Eyes of a Guide
- Dinosaur National Monument
- Photo Journal: Colorado River Through Westwater Canyon
- Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
- A Beginner’s Guide to our Whitewater Rafting Trips in Utah and Colorado
- Five Things That Make Lodore Canyon Epic
- Multi-Day Mountain Bike Trips: the Best of Utah
- Idaho River Rafting: The Confluence of Two of Idaho’s Greatest Rivers
- Who Wants to Play in the Doll House?
- Utah River Rafting – Wild and Scenic Green River
- Utah River Rafting: Five Reasons Why Rafting Desolation Canyon is Cool
Media Kits
- Low Water Conditions Expected to Shape 2026 Rafting Season
- Learn Lifetime Skills While Rafting and Biking With Holiday River Expeditions
- Holiday River Expeditions Designs Two Departures Targeting River Rafting/Camping Newbies
- The Solution to Avoiding Utah’s National Park Crowds in 2022
- Holiday River Expeditions Announces Expanded Line-up of Affinity-Based Outings Serving LGBTQ and BIPOC Communities
- Holiday River Expeditions Embraces Travel Recovery, Invites Adventurers Back to the River In Their Own Private Travel Pod
- Holiday River Expeditions Posts New and Free Guide On Whitewater Rafting Trips in Utah
- Holiday River Expeditions Brings Experts in Art, Music and History To Enhance River Rafting Adventures
- Holiday River Expeditions Notes Positive Outlook For a Stellar River Rafting Season Thanks to an Exemplary Snow Pack
- Women Seize the Oars – Holiday River Expeditions Reports Growing Number of Females As Rafting Guides and Guests
- Holiday River Expeditions Creates 18-Day River Rafting Adventure To Celebrate John Wesley Powell’s Epic 1869 Journey
- Holiday River Expeditions Embraces the Dark Sky Movement With a Series of Raft and Mountain Bike Adventures Dedicated to Stargazing and Celestial Wonders
- Holiday River Expeditions Serves Up Vegan Fare, Yoga, River Rafting and Cycling On 2018 Balance & Flow Wellness Trips
- Holiday River Expeditions Partners With Refugee Farmer Program in Utah To Bring Farm-to-Table Produce to Rafting Guests
- Near Record Snowpack Equals Epic River Runoffs: Holiday River Expeditions to Raft the Dolores River For First Time in 20 Years
- Holiday River Expeditions Expands Its Dark Sky Stargazing Trip Series for 2017 In Partnership with Salt Lake City’s Clark Planetarium
- Holiday River Expeditions Announces Balance & Flow Adventures That Underscore Nature’s Role in Wellness
- Holiday River Expeditions Celebrates Boomers With Senior Incentives on Utah and Idaho Rafting Vacations
- Holiday River Expeditions Combines World-class Rapids with Epic Mountain Biking For Ultimate Combo Adventure in Moab, Utah
- Holiday River Expeditions Celebrates Earth Day With a Discount for Guests and a Donation to Living Rivers
- Holiday River Expeditions Adds Stand-up Paddle Boarding to Roster of Adventures, Designates September Departure as Women-Only
- Holiday River Expeditions Celebrates 50 Years, Honors Late Founder, Rafting Pioneer Dee Holladay And His Enduring Legacy
- Holiday Expeditions Looks to the Night Sky to Expand Guest Experience on Rafting and Mountain Bike Adventures
- The Maze District of Canyonlands NP, Holy Grail for Most Intrepid Mountain Bikers, Offers America's Premium Backcountry Ride
- Wellness, Yoga, Fitness and “Girl Time” on the River: New Women’s Trip Lineup for 2015
- Holiday River Expeditions Sees Value in Partnerships - Chosen by NewCo for Series of Business Leadership Boot Camps While Running the Colorado River
- Holiday River Expeditions Promotes Wellness on the River with a New Women’s Therapeutic Yoga Adventure June 2014
- Holiday River Expeditions Celebrates National Parks Week with an Historic Sale
- Excellent Late Season River Rafting Ahead According to Experts at Holiday River Expeditions
- Holiday River Expeditions Announces New Niche Rafting Trips
- The Power of Women on Water
- 74-Year-Old Runs Biggest Whitewater Rapids on Yampa River Commemorating Business & Warm Springs Rapid Formation
- Holiday Expeditions Expands Struggling Teens’ Worldview While on River Trip
- Marriage on the River: With Holiday River Expeditions
- Commemorative 50th Anniversary Echo Park Dam Defeat Raft Trip
- Families Take Time Out for Fun, Relaxation and Learning
- Holiday River Expeditions' Corporate Facts
- A Holiday River Expeditions Adventure for Every Desire
- Dee and Sue Holladay "America's First Couple of River Running"
- Utah's Summertime Fun Flows Right into Fall
- Utah Rafting Outfitter Takes Cover on New Adventure Travel Magazine
- Women's River Retreat Offers Therapy for the Soul
- Cupid Targets Human and Whales’ Hearts in Baja This Valentine’s Day
- Multi-sport Adventures Takes Participants Deep Into the Labyrinthine
- A New Kind of Family "R & R"Vacation...Ranch and Raft Combination Trips
- Holiday River Expeditions Founder Recognized for Conservation Efforts
- Holiday River Expeditions Announces New Group Rafting Trip
- Holiday River Expeditions Offers Private Charter Trip Special
- Holiday River Expeditions Overview
- Holiday River Expeditions Celebrates National Parks Week Promotional Prices Offered on Rafting and Biking Trips
- Holiday River Expeditions Expands Its Mountain Bike Tours Program New Extreme Bike Trip Added: Iconic Moab Day Rides
- HOLIDAY RIVER EXPEDITIONS UTAH ANNOUNCES NEW TRIPS