Rafting by Paul & Nanny

Paul & Nanny's rafting page

(updated Oct. 2009)

Since a commercial trip, we made on the Rio Grand in 1995, Nanny and I have become addicted to white water rafting. After a few commercial trips we started to make private trips with several American friends of ours. The first of those private trips was made with Bill and Ray on the Colorado near Kremmling. Now we own our 14' Hyside oar raft, that we purchased from Ron Ferris, at River Boat Works in Salida, CO.
Rafting is not our first white water experience. For over 15 years, we kayak on small rivers in Germany and the Belgium Ardennes. However, these are class 1 to 2 at the most. These are nice weekends to enjoy the scenery, great beer and excellent food.

Future trip(s):

Yes, we'll be on the Colorado of the Grand Canyon again, Spring 2010

The rivers that we have experienced are:

After the Arkansas, our raft was ready for the Yampa, July 2008
The maiden trip of our new Raft, on the Arkansas, near Salida, CO Yampa, July 2008
Yampa, once again we will be on this beautiful river, May 2007.
San Juan river, from Sand Island to Clay Hills, June 2005.
Colorado of the Grand Canyon Spring 2004, after being on the waiting list for 7 years 'only'.
Desolation & Gray Canyon of the Green River (UT), 2002

Yampa 2000 the same trip as in 1998, but non-commercial this time

Cache La Poudre, 2000 (near Fort Collins, CO)

Colorado near Kremmling 1998, the first time we handled the oars our selves

Yampa 1998 in Dinosaur Nat'l Park (CO, UT), a commercial trip

White Rock Canyon of the Rio Grande, 1996 (near Bandelier Nat'l Mon, NM)

Taos Box of the Rio Grande (NM), 1995 (a commercial paddle trip)

The clickable map below shows the location of all these rivers in red.

Click here for some details of boats we'll use, things to take , an example shopping list for a group of 8 people.

Where to obtain permits?

GrandCanyon New weighted lottery system installed by the NPS (fall 2006)!
Middle Fork, Selway, Main, and Snake
Yampa and Green
Gray and Desolation
Cataract
Westwater
San Juan
Dolores
Chama

Interesting links:

	, Containing many links to numerous rafting related websites
	The Grand Canyon Private Boaters page with many trip reports
	The Grand Canyon Private Boaters Association, a news- / discussion group, also with great pictures and some short movies
	Daphne & Joel's 1999 Grand Canyon Trip report with lots of nice pictures
	Rivermaps.net for several great rivermaps with detailed mile by mile descriptions and topographical information
	Five Quail Books with many (250+) books about US rivers
	Grand Canyon Explorer books and guides
	NWCC, Western US, Spring & Summer streamflow forcast (based on Snow pack)
	Should your page be added here? Email me.

Interesting reading:

	The complete Whitewater Rafter. by Jeff Bennett (~ $17,-) ISBN 0 07 005505 X90000,
	A users guide to the wild & scenic Cache La Poudre River. by Bryan G. Maddox, ( ~ $13,-) ISBN 1 881 66307 8
	the Middle Fork of the Salmon, a wild and scenic river, Map and guide, Forest Service USDA (book # 23.23.406.05/81C)
	Dinosaur river guide. by Belknap, (waterproof ~ $17,-) ISBN 0 916370 04 6
	Desolation river guide. by Belknap, (waterproof ~ $17,-) ISBN 0 916370 06 2
	Desolation and Gray Canyons river guide. by Thomas G. Rampton, ISBN 0 9634799 4 6
	Colorado River Briefs for a Trip through the Grand Canyon, by Linda L. Lindemann (~ $20) with detailed drawings of the major rapids. I bought the book at the Marble Canyon Inn.
	Guide to the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. By Tom Martin (Waterproof ~ $25) with detailed mile by mile descriptions and Topo info.
	Grand Canyon River Guide. By Belknap (waterproof ~ $20,-) ISBN 9 780916 370107
	The colorado river in Grand Canyon. By Larry Stevens (waterproof ~ $14,-) ISBN 0 9611678 6 6.
	The Exploration of the Colorado river and its Canyons. By John W. Powell. (~ $10,-) ISBN 0 486 20094 9 90000
	Guidebook to the Colorado river, Part 1 and Part 2 by W.K. Hamblin & J.K. Rigby, Dep. of Geology, Brigham Young Univ. (~ $ 9,- each)