rafting the colorado river
can anyone share there experance rafting the colorado river
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We did a 9-day Lower Canyon Hybrid trip with this company:
http://www.canyonexplorations.com/
To begin this trip we had to hike down the Bright Angel Trail (7.5 miles) from the Grand Canyon Nat'l Park. We replaced the group coming down from the Upper Canyon. They had to hike UP the 7.5 miles. Hiking down was bad enough...it's extremely steep.
We did the trip in May and had crystal clear water the whole trip. If you do it later in the monsoon season, you might have muddy water because of all the streams pouring into the river. In May it got to 100 degrees. Other months will be hotter.
The food was great, including steaks. We were issued tents but only used them the first night and then slept under the billions of stars.
You're not in the boat all day long. You can do hikes to beautiful spots, including waterfalls and swimming holes. There's a lot of history to be learned and the guides were well informed. They made it a special trip.
We lucked out and had a group of 50+. We were hoping not to be with a lot of teens. :)
We had oar boats and a paddle boat - nothing motorized. We wanted it quiet.
It was the most awesome experience of our lifetime. If you have the time, definitely do it.
http://www.canyonexplorations.com/
To begin this trip we had to hike down the Bright Angel Trail (7.5 miles) from the Grand Canyon Nat'l Park. We replaced the group coming down from the Upper Canyon. They had to hike UP the 7.5 miles. Hiking down was bad enough...it's extremely steep.
We did the trip in May and had crystal clear water the whole trip. If you do it later in the monsoon season, you might have muddy water because of all the streams pouring into the river. In May it got to 100 degrees. Other months will be hotter.
The food was great, including steaks. We were issued tents but only used them the first night and then slept under the billions of stars.
You're not in the boat all day long. You can do hikes to beautiful spots, including waterfalls and swimming holes. There's a lot of history to be learned and the guides were well informed. They made it a special trip.
We lucked out and had a group of 50+. We were hoping not to be with a lot of teens. :)
We had oar boats and a paddle boat - nothing motorized. We wanted it quiet.
It was the most awesome experience of our lifetime. If you have the time, definitely do it.
