Western River Stories

This video was filmed and edited a few years ago when Garth Bundy retired. Garth had a positive impact on me as a young river guide, and then years...

Here's a list of must-reads and favorite books to enhance your experience in canyon country and expand your knowledge of life in the...

So I've been told... Western River Expeditions wasn’t always Western River Expeditions. In the beginning, it was just one man, Jack Currey,...

I've loved my time working on a stretch of the Colorado River known to locals as "The Daily”. Rafting day trips here is one of the most popular...

I have been extremely fortunate to have spent almost 600 miles on various rivers with Western River Expeditions. The next planned trip is June 16,...

My friend, and former Western River guide, Kyndel Marcroft has made a career of studying the brain in relation to stressful or traumatic situations...

Hello! We are so excited to be offering this amazing trip, created just for you! If you’re booking a river trip with Western, you’re already...

My first exposure to white water rafting down the grand canyon was as a 17 year old "extra swamper" on a motorized J-Rig raft. Maybe that skews my...

What is the Grand Canyon? If you typed this question into your search engine you would likely get a simple geographical/geological answer stating...

2019 was a tremendous year for Western River Expeditions and the Moab Adventure Center. We had a lot of water in the river, thanks to some heavy...

Anyone who has booked their Utah multi-day rafting trip may have already stumbled upon this insightful video from our CEO Brian Merrill on one our...

1. Don’t over pack Everyone over packs. I’ve done hundreds of whitewater rafting trips and I’ve over packed for almost every one. I’ve come off...

MYTH #1- “Rafting is for adrenaline junkies” We know that the videos and photos of extreme (extremely questionable) rafting antics seem to be the...

Seven is a good number. The Grand Canyon is one of seven wonders of the world. The Grand Canyon was a surprise to Conquistadors en-route to the...

Perhaps the greatest concern guests interested in a river trip have is the fear of injury. Western River Expeditions and its staff and guides spend...

We get a lot of questions about the minimum age for participating in one of our raft trips. On our more challenging rivers such as Grand Canyon 6...