08 Apr 2024
The six of us on our boat all live in Scottsdale. This was our unique way to celebrate our sons high school graduation with friends- we filled our boat with teens and parents. Our guide, Devon, was terrific, and it felt like a private tour of this beautiful desert canyon. She took us through the class 3 rapids with skill. Although I had expected rapids the entire trip, I was happy that there also were mellow stretches to enjoy the beautiful desert and rocky cliffs. Seeing cacti clinging to bare rock high above us was very cool. We saw a cardinal while eating lunch and watched blue herons fly near the river. We had a hot lunch, fajitas and chips and fruit, crackers and peanut butter and ended with a cookie. Weather was great! If you want to get wet, best seat is the front of the boat, but none of us were spared entirely. Fairly priced too. These guides worked hard all day-- from outfitting us with our wetsuits(thank goodness we had those!) and gear, teaching us the ropes, guiding the trip, making lunch, loading and unloading the boats and paddles and dry bags, and being prepared for mishaps(which did not occur). Great day!