Moab Utah - Whitewater Rafting - Colorado River Utah

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Main Attraction
Class III-IV rapids in a narrow, fast-running canyon, birding, outstanding geology, historical sites

Who Should Go
People wanting a true whitewater experience in a row-raft, people crunched for time

Adventure level

Length
2 days/1 night

Cost
$315.00 adult
$275.00 youth (16 & younger)
Camping gear rentals available.

The Big Picture

Tag-A-Long Expeditions understands you live a busy life and know that sometimes you may find it hard to make time for the good things in life. We’re here to help you make the most of your leisure time. In just two days we can deliver you into the heart of western American wilderness. An exciting day of rapids in Westwater Canyon will make you feel like you’ve just spent a week in the backcountry. You’ll encounter 12 agitated, brawling rapids in one of the more unusual canyons in the West. As you float down canyon, the walls squeeze the river into a narrow gorge where it erupts into spectacular rapids. The result is big holes, big waves and a thrill a minute! In a small row raft you are as close to the action as you can be as your expert guide negotiates Funnel Falls, Skull Rapid, and Sock It To Me! Just see if you can escape the Room of Doom and the Magnetic Wall! Your journey also takes you through some of the most fascinating geology on Planet Earth. In Westwater Canyon, the river cuts through the black Pre-Cambrian rock, some of the oldest found anywhere on earth. You’ll hike side canyons and see 1000-year old Indian writings. Those with sharp eyes will spot eagles, blue heron and the elusive ibis. We’ll make stops at historic mining sites and at night, you’ll probably want to sleep out under more stars than you've ever seen. This getaway is so full and so exciting, you’ll feel like you’ve been gone for two weeks, not two days!

May and June wetsuits may be required. Tag-A-Long Expeditions has wetsuits for rent.

The Details

Day 1 – Lunch & Dinner
Your exciting getaway begins at the Tag-A-Long office at 7:00 a.m. We’ll board vehicles for a drive to the river "put in." At the river’s edge, your guide will give you a thorough safety orientation, fit you with a life jacket and then, you’re off! Today we begin passing low grounds, making way to a fault-line where looms Wild Horse Canyon. Miner’s Cabin, a historic gold mining camp, is the first feature. This stretch of the river is also good for birding, as you scan the shore for blue heron and the elusive ibis. After lunch, we plunge into fast-moving waters. Below red rock canyon walls, black Vishnu Schist erupts from the very belly of the earth, squeezing the river into an even faster current that will explode into rapids tomorrow. After a day of getting thoroughly in tune with the river, we’ll make camp near the Little Dolores River. While you relax this evening, your professional guide prepares a surprisingly scrumptious meal. Listen to the call of the wild while you camp under the stars.

Day 2 – Breakfast & Lunch
Breakfast is served on the banks of the Colorado River before we break camp. The guides have readied the boats for the rough and tumble ride through the rapids you’ll encounter today. Before you hit Marble Canyon Rapid, your guide will have told you stories of Cowboy Cave and all the folklore surrounding it. The next succession of rapids flaunt names like Big Hummer, Funnel Falls, Surprise, Skull and Sock It To Me! You’ll feel the punch of every one of them in the small, lightweight row-raft. After all that action, you’ll be happy to leisurely row out of this stunning canyon while enjoying more birding, more history, and more geology with your naturalist guide as narrator. Another delicious meal will be served on shore before boarding vehicles for the return trip to Moab.

Note: Rapids may be run on different days than those listed depending on water flow and camp availability.