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SOLD OUT! Call the office 720-283-0553 if you’d like to be put on the waiting list for this trip. We'll notify you if we get a cancellation. You may also like to sign up for a different trip with seat availability and we’d be glad to transfer your reservation to this trip if a seat becomes available. 

SPECIAL NOTICE: Oberlin Alums from 2003 to 2013 receive this trip for $619.  Please indicate your graduating year when signing up for the trip to receive this discount. This is a private trip for Oberlin Alums.

Prof. T.S. McMillin, author of "The Meaning of Rivers: Flow & Reflection in American Literature" will be the facilitator and interpretor on this trip.  Prof. McMillin also teaches courses in American Literature and environmental studies. Explore the Labyrinth Canyon, Horseshoe Canyon, and ancient Fremont Indian petroglyphs while discussing conservation issues with Prof. McMillin on one of our quietest wilderness waters in the western United States!  Also joining us on this adventure is Kira McGirr, Oberlin's Assistant Director of Alumni Relations.

Canoeing in Utah is an unforgettable odyssey. Paddling the spectacular 60-mile section of the Green River from Crystal Geyser south of Green River, UT, as it winds towards Mineral Bottom, just north of Canyonlands National Park, is the trip of a lifetime. Between the town of Green River, Utah, and Canyonlands National Park is part of the longest stretch of quiet wilderness water in the lower 48 states. As you canoe the Green River, the moving panorama is incomparable. The twisting, looping river winds its way between sheer, colorful sandstone walls, hundreds of feet high. Vast canyon systems and water channels branch in all directions, inviting hiking and exploring as well as providing excellent camping. Highlights may include hiking to Bow Knot Bend, the canyons of Trin-Alcove, plus Horseshoe Canyon. Old settler’s cabins, abandoned mines, historic outlaw hideouts, caves, ancient Fremont Indian petroglyphs (rock art panels a.d. 500-1200), and lush hidden springs await those who pass this way. Oftentimes, a layover day will be built into the trip for hiking. As you retrace Major John Wesley Powell’s 1869 route when he first floated this river and documented the area, remember his words describing his mission: “...to fill in the last white space on the map…”

The trip will begin in Moab, UT, where a local tour operator will transport participants to the Green River entry point. Cars can be stored at the Archway Inn, in Moab UT, while on the river.  Archway Inn is also the meeting place the first morninig.

Details

River
Green River Canoeing

Rating
Beginner; Ages 6+; Kids Prices 6-12 yr.

Trip Length
5-Day

Hiking
Yes

Trip Availablity
Private

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