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Guided Trips:
Green River
Green River
Green River: One of the best flat-water river sections in the West. 3 day 2 nights…………$465.00 per. person 4 day 3 nights…………$575.00 per. person 5 day 4 nights…………$625.00 per. person Bigger groups please call for price discount. |
LABYRINTH CANYON
Labyrinth Canyon is the first of
the two canyons carved by
the Green River into the
canyon country of
southeastern Utah. Only a
few miles below the town of
Green River, Utah, across the
muted shales of the Mancos
Desert, walls of slickrock
sandstone begin to rise from
the river and grow taller with
every mile. This is a very
special section of river,
because you are there with
the canyon as it begins and
winds its way across the
landscape, deepening
around you as you travel.
Within a few short miles, you
are surrounded by the
astonishing red rock canyon
country that has made this
landscape famous.
The Green River cannot be
characterized in a single
description. One can visit her
waters many times and never
see the same thing twice.
Moab Rafting & Canoe Co
recommends that you take
at least 3 days for a paddled
trip, longer if you want time to
explore off the river.
What I need to know
and bring >>>
Labyrinth Canyon is the first of
the two canyons carved by
the Green River into the
canyon country of
southeastern Utah. Only a
few miles below the town of
Green River, Utah, across the
muted shales of the Mancos
Desert, walls of slickrock
sandstone begin to rise from
the river and grow taller with
every mile. This is a very
special section of river,
because you are there with
the canyon as it begins and
winds its way across the
landscape, deepening
around you as you travel.
Within a few short miles, you
are surrounded by the
astonishing red rock canyon
country that has made this
landscape famous.
The Green River cannot be
characterized in a single
description. One can visit her
waters many times and never
see the same thing twice.
Moab Rafting & Canoe Co
recommends that you take
at least 3 days for a paddled
trip, longer if you want time to
explore off the river.
What I need to know
and bring >>>
The river through Labyrinth Canyon meanders slowly and tranquilly - this is the
perfect river for relaxation, contemplation, and solitude. If you are on the river
early in the morning or later in the afternoon, look for wildlife and listen for the
cacophony of bird calls in the broad green band of vegetation that lines the river
channel. The hikes up tributary side canyons are among the best in the region;
river runners have opportunities to explore an ancient ruin and rock art left
hundreds of years ago by the Fremont Indians, along where the old mines from
the days of prospectors and tiny side canyons of twisting sandstone.
The Green River begins as snow melt and trickling spring water high in the Wind
River Mountains of Wyoming. It makes a 730-mile journey down from the alpine
peaks and across the high desert basins of Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah, falling
over 9,000 feet before joining the Colorado River in the heart of the red rocks of
Canyonlands National Park. Of the two rivers, the Green is actually the larger,
draining a greater area than the Colorado River. Politics alone, not geographic
reality, gave the name of the smaller tributary to the whole river system. The Green
River is perhaps most famous as the river down which John Wesley Powell and his
two expeditions of 1869 and 1871 traveled to explore the region from Green River
Wyoming to the mouth of the Grand Canyon, a distance of over 1,000 miles.
Powell's first journey was largely exploratory - fraught with the catastrophes and
dangers of the unknown. His second expedition brought scientists to observe,
map, and catalogue the geology, geography, flora and fauna, and Indian tribes
of the region. During these voyages, Powell and his men did groundbreaking work
on geology, geography, biology and Indian culture and language. Most of the
current names of side canyons, and geographical features were given by Powell
and his men, and much of the information gathered on these
explorations is the basis for current knowledge and scientific studies.
perfect river for relaxation, contemplation, and solitude. If you are on the river
early in the morning or later in the afternoon, look for wildlife and listen for the
cacophony of bird calls in the broad green band of vegetation that lines the river
channel. The hikes up tributary side canyons are among the best in the region;
river runners have opportunities to explore an ancient ruin and rock art left
hundreds of years ago by the Fremont Indians, along where the old mines from
the days of prospectors and tiny side canyons of twisting sandstone.
- Tri-Alcove Bend brings together
three narrow, serpentine slickrock
canyons; at Bowknot Bend hikers
can walk to the top of a narrow
neck of land within a seven-mile
bend as the river loops back on
itself. From this vantage, one can
see both channels of the river
flowing in opposite directions, only
a few hundred feet apart.
The Green River begins as snow melt and trickling spring water high in the Wind
River Mountains of Wyoming. It makes a 730-mile journey down from the alpine
peaks and across the high desert basins of Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah, falling
over 9,000 feet before joining the Colorado River in the heart of the red rocks of
Canyonlands National Park. Of the two rivers, the Green is actually the larger,
draining a greater area than the Colorado River. Politics alone, not geographic
reality, gave the name of the smaller tributary to the whole river system. The Green
River is perhaps most famous as the river down which John Wesley Powell and his
two expeditions of 1869 and 1871 traveled to explore the region from Green River
Wyoming to the mouth of the Grand Canyon, a distance of over 1,000 miles.
Powell's first journey was largely exploratory - fraught with the catastrophes and
dangers of the unknown. His second expedition brought scientists to observe,
map, and catalogue the geology, geography, flora and fauna, and Indian tribes
of the region. During these voyages, Powell and his men did groundbreaking work
on geology, geography, biology and Indian culture and language. Most of the
current names of side canyons, and geographical features were given by Powell
and his men, and much of the information gathered on these
explorations is the basis for current knowledge and scientific studies.
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