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Split Mountain Daily

04/16/21

Pound for pound the Split MTN Daily through Dinosaur National Monument is one of the best beginner rafting stretches in the continental United States.  Class 3 Whitewater is really where we level up from floating to rafting.  These adventures are ideal from the ages of 6 and up.  The rapids...
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Captain of the Kid’s Boat

03/13/19

Come one, come all!  ALL ABOARD THE KID’S BOAT!!!!    Between my siblings, and all my cousins I was the youngest in my family. This meant that as the holidays approached,  the kids’ table was home base for me. You know, the one that the adults pull out of the...
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Ah Well!

02/25/19

“We have an unknown distance yet to run.  An unknown river to explore.  What falls there are, we know not; What rocks beset the channel, we know not; What walls ride over the river, we know not; Ah, well!  We may conjecture many things.” John Wesley Powell "Ah Well!" Our motto...
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Rivers of Babylon

02/04/19

“Water seeks its own level. Look at them. The Tigris, the Euphrates, the Mississippi, the Amazon, the Yangtze. The world's great rivers. And every one of them finds its way to the ocean.” Rivers of Babylon Dates: June 26 - June 29, 2019 Where: Jensen, UT What:  4 Days rafting...
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GREEN RIVER WHITEWATER RAFTING: A CULINARY EXPLORATION

07/10/18

If you’ve been following along, you know how much I love Utah. The scenery and adventure are unparalleled. I always say you could visit a dozen times and never do the same thing twice. We have mountain biked and jeeped in Moab, such an AMAZING family adventure vacation. We adored...
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Free Your Spirit with the Yampa and Green

07/03/18

When one thinks of yoga, they typically assume a calm environment where one’s mind can be put at ease with a couple of breaths and a well-placed mat. Adrift’s partnership with Peak Yoga has invited yogis to trade this familiarity for the great outdoors. This 5-day adventure included the natural...
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Live In Season with Kelly Liken Specialty Trip!

06/29/18

A True Bucket List Item: Rafting through the Gates of Lodore is a once-in-a-lifetime experience like no other. And with food prepared by Kelly Liken, it will also be a culinary excursion that you will never forget. Deep within the walls of Dinosaur National Monument, you will get to experience...
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5 River SUP Tips For Beginners

06/26/18

Let me start by saying I strongly recommend professional instruction and reading. Try Stand Up Paddling: Flatwater to Surf and Rivers by Rob Casey and Stand Up Paddle: a Paddlers Guide by Steve West. Here are 5 things you should think about. Know the river Respect it, but do not...
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Westwater

06/19/18

I remember the first time I heard someone say its name. It sounded both powerful and mysterious. I wanted to see it immediately. My first experience with the canyon was a day trip. As the only capable oarsman in the boat who had never run it, I was given the...
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Kate From Western State and Her Adventure on the Yampa River

06/15/18

After four days on the water, our group reached the confluence of the Yampa and the Green. A confluence, or the joining of two rivers, makes a stronger, more diverse current. Confluences occur all throughout the Colorado River system. Much like the union between the Yampa and the Green, Western’s...
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