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Colorado River Canoeing

Sep 9 - 10, 2017

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Trip Fees

Adult

$294

Kids

Discount*

Student

Deposit**

$100

** Deposits must be made per person.

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If you don't like the heat during the middle of the summer, then there simply isn’t a better time to canoe the canyons of the Wild West than in September. The days are warm and the nights are cooler. It's a wonderful opportunity to grab your last chance at a great summer getaway before the leaves fall and winter sets in.

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 river 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. The Colorado River canoe trip is 26 miles.