Whitewater Rafting Blog

For many devoted whitewater rafters, Class IV is the sweet spot of rapids: big, fierce, intense water delivering top-grade adventure, but more manageable—and less outright

Never been whitewater rafting before? Understandably, you may be a little trepidatious, imagining what it’s like to ride a surging, tumbling, bucking, plunging river through

The GoPro line of cameras has really revolutionized outdoor recreation and extreme sports, allowing adventurers to document their exploits with a gadget up to the

Winter’s still gripping the country, but a whole lot of folks—not least the team here at Echo Canyon River Expeditions—are beginning to dream about the

The Arkansas River ranks among the premier whitewater streams not only in Colorado but in North America as a whole. And it’s earned that reputation

The Royal Gorge, where the Arkansas River slices through the foothills of the Southern Rocky Mountains on approach to the Great Plains, is a geologic

If you think whitewater rafting is best left to grownups, think again! This action-packed and inspiring outdoor activity can very much involve kids—heck, even young

We may be a little bit biased, but we happen to think that whitewater rafting is one of the pinnacle activities. Like the best recreational

Some of the most dramatic scenery and some of the finest whitewater rapids in Colorado await in the Royal Gorge, sometimes called the “Grand Canyon

For thrill-seekers, whitewater rafting reaches peak appeal at the Class V level: the biggest and gnarliest river-running, most adventurers should ever think about trying. Although

Colorado is one of the best states in the country—and one of the best places in the world, really—to go whitewater rafting. Here, where the

The world-famous Royal Gorge isn’t the only spectacular Arkansas River chasm we guide rafters through here at Echo Canyon River Expeditions. Upstream of that 10-mile-long,