River Expeditions
Rapids, Rapids, Rapids (WC4)
The Big Picture
This full-tilt rapids expedition is our ultimate whitewater package. Two canyons deliver BIG adventure. The narrow, winding canyon known as Westwater gives you a fast-paced whitewater experience. For two days you are as close to the action as you can be as you negotiate Funnel Falls, Skull Rapid, and Sock It To Me. Just see if you can escape the Room of Doom and miss the Magnetic Wall! In Westwater, you are one with the water. On flatwater stretches, you'll get in tune with the river's speed as it courses beneath you. When you're not negotiating through high-speed rapids, you're waiting for surprises that lie just around the bend. Your guides will show you an outlaw caves used in the old West, old mining claims and petroglyphs from ancient American Indians. Brief hikes up hidden canyons reveal pools and waterfalls where you can play during certain times of the year.
After an overnight in Moab, where you'll have time to watch the sun set at Arches National Park or do a little downtown shopping, you'll depart the next morning for legendary Cataract Canyon. Cataract is the grand adventure of American whitewater. These rapids are as intense and powerful as those found in the inner gorge of the Grand Canyon. You move through a vein in the earth for 100 miles, sometimes at a heart-thumping pace, sometimes lazy as the sun moving across the sky. You'll encounter the 28 named rapids of Cataract Canyon, legendary names like Capsize, Powell's Pocket Watch and the three immense rapids making the world-famous Big Drops! This canyon is where the Colorado River gets in a wild brawl with itself as it drops more steeply than anywhere else on the Colorado River. Over five days you'll encounter 40 rapids and explore two very different canyons. Hiking, swimming, camping, and competition winning delicious shore-side meals are also part of this ultimate whitewater expedition.
For more excitement; add a paddle boat to your adventure in Westwater or Inflatible Kayaks in Cataract Canyon! Ask us for more details.