Rafting Glenwood Canyon

Today we rafted with Glenwood Canyon Rafting out of West Glenwood. The 10 mile paddle ended at their property along the Colorado River, making a bus ride back unnecessary. Our guide, Betty was fantastic — one of the finest I’ve had in my several dozen raft trips across the country. I’ve driven I-70 through Glenwood Canyon many times and biked the trail several times, and always thought this more of a float trip than a whitewater trip, but I was incorrect. Even in mid-August, the beginning section, called Shoshone Rapids, still has class 2 and 3 rapids and we got soaked by the very cold water many times. It was wonderful!

When Betty learned we had rafted before, she put Ellen and me in the front positions. Here’s a shot just before we hit the standing wave at Maneater Rapid…

… and then as we are inundated by the wall of water…

Besides rafts, you could also do the lower section of the trip (after Shoshone Rapids) in an inflateable kayak or “duckie” as seen here…

Just before take-out they constructed a “wall” to create a big drop and wave for the whitewater kayakers. Here’s a shot after we went over the 4 foot high rock wall…