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Colorado River Canoeing: Beer Tasting with Boulder Beer Co.

Jun 21 - 23, 2014

Trip Fees

Adult

$379

Kids

Discount*

$359

Student

Deposit**

$100

* Adult discount if paid in full by 4/15.

** Deposits must be made per person.

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At the end of each day after paddling through red sandstone canyons, sample a variety of craft beers from the Boulder Beer Company, Boulder's first micro brewery. A representative will explain the differences between beers and how they're made. This trip is not only educational but tons of fun!

This spectacular canyon country of the Colorado Plateau, including Ruby and Horsethief Canyons, features majestic walls of red sandstone and offers some of the best canoeing in Colorado. The 26-mile section is gentle with occasional small Class I+ rapids to add spice to the journey (Class I is easy and Class V is difficult). Roads do not bound this portion of the river and the steep-walled canyons are accessible only from the river, giving the area a true wilderness setting.

You’ll be amazed at stands of shiny granite sculpted by water through the ages while paddling or floating in your life jacket past the remnants of ancient metamorphic rock, called Black Rock. Camping along the river’s banks and exploring a deep box canyon will leave you awed by the immensity of geologic time and the silence of the wilderness. This is BIG COUNTRY and a geologist’s paradise. Many of our educational classes focus on this area. This stretch of river near Grand Junction, CO, is ideal for canoeing.