2 days 1night £226pp; £191 per youth. Sleeping bags £20,tents £23  Raincoat and wetsuits £15

Offers : Class III-IV rapids in narrow, fast-running canyon, outstanding geology, birding, ancient Indian ruins, historical sites

2012 Departs 07.00 from Tag-A-Long office back at 5.00 - check in the day before

2012 Departure Dates:

May 4, 5, 12, 26

June 2, 4, 13,

July 6, 11, 20,

August 1, 6, 11, 31

September 3, 4, 6, 9, 15

This is one of the best two day white water rafting trips around. It gives you the real taste of those longer trips but is designed for those who may not have the time for something a bit longer. In just two days you get to the heart of western American wilderness. An exciting day of rapids in Westwater Canyon 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 results are big holes and big waves. 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! Your journey also takes you through some of the most fascinating geology. In Westwater Canyon, the river cuts through the black Pre-Cambrian rock, some of the oldest found anywhere on earth. Hike side canyons and see 1000-year old Indian writings. Watch out for eagles, blue heron and the elusive ibis.

ITINERARY

Day 1 – Lunch & Dinner
Your exciting getaway begins at the Tag-A-Long office at 6:30 a.m. We’ll board vehicles at 7:00 a.m. 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 will experience 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! Feel the punch of every one of them in the small, lightweight row-raft. After all that action, enjoy a 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.

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