Raging Blue Getting tossed around a boat by glacially cold, raging waters is awfully entertaining. I could actually feel my character building as we made our way through Big Swirly Rapid on the Upper Clackamas River. I tried my best…
I consider myself an expert at many things but river rafting I am not. I live a life that should have many river trips notched upon it, but somehow such adventures have slipped by me. Oddly enough, my husband and…
Rafting on the Main Salmon River: America’s River of No Return By Nick Como The Main Salmon River is the government name you might find on a map. However, a more often used and apt moniker heard in river-running circles…
A Crash Course in Rowing the Grand Canyon’s Lava Falls By Steven Wesley Law Lava Falls is a nefarious, hydra-headed beast. She loves to embarrass me. She has tried to maim me. She has tried to drown me. She has…
River Running in the West The mighty Colorado River is a muddy vein of silt-rich water that tumbles precipitously out from the mountains of Colorado, through the arid deserts of Utah, into the endless labyrinth of canyons in Arizona and…
Places and Tips for Local River Running By Sean Zimmerman-Wall “Water is the driving force of all nature.” Leonardo da Vinci Photo Credit: “Mud in your Eye”- University of Utah Outdoor Recreation Program- Cataract Canyon When John Wesley Powell set…
By Kamron Wixom Pack your duffel, strap on your sandals then kick back with a professional river outfitter. Moab, Utah is home to many such outfitters ready to take you into the backcountry with everything you’ll need for a multi-day rafting adventure.…