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Tex's Riverways river shuttle business on the Colorado and Green Rivers in Moab Utah.
Ep. 95: Green River Kayak Camping | Utah kayaking Canyonlands National Park
A voyage down the final 100 miles of the Green River by kayak, canoe or raft, through the Labyrinth Canyon and Stillwater Canyon into Utah's Canyonlands National Park, is an epic bucket list camping trip. It's also the only way to see this part of Canyonlands. We spend eight days on the river, encountering other river travelers from four other states and two other countries along the way. We find remnants of ancient people dating from 200 to 1,200 years old, including the Outlaw Cabin and Anasazi cliff dwellings. We descend through numerous layers of the earth’s crust, passing through two seasons. Throughout it all, though, the river is our constant, yet moody companion; at times our lover and best friend, and at other times our worst enemy, the river is alive -- a living, breathing creature that dominates our lives for days on end.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Separate river permits are required from the BLM for Labyrinth Canyon, and from Canyonlands National Park for Stillwater Canyon. The Labyrinth Canyon permit requires little more than filling out a form and carrying the required gear, while the permit for Stillwater Canyon requires a bit more arduous and bureaucratic process and while there’s no lottery involved, permits are limited by the number of people who can be shuttled by outfitters from The Confluence or Spanish Bottom. Ruby Ranch’s owners also charge a fee for those who choose to launch their boats there, although there are alternative put-ins at Crystal Geyser and in the town of Green River.
Applications and more information may be found at:
* BLM Labyrinth Canyon
* Canyonlands National Park river permits
Two outfitters are permitted to provide shuttle services from Spanish Bottom to Moab and also provide guided expeditions:
* Tag-A-Long Expeditions
* Tex’s Riverways
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Green River Canoe Trip Oct 8-19, 2018
Canoeing the Green River, Utah in October 2018. A 12 day canoe trip down the Green River starting from the town of Green River, Utah and ending at the confluence of the Green River and Colorado River 120 miles later. Video includes our hikes at Three River Canyon, Anderson Bottom, Dolls House and a hike to see the Anasazi granaries at Turks head.
Trip logistics by Tex's Riverways, Moab, Utah.
Musical Credits:
Going Down By the River - Duke Sharp
Badlands - Eric Tingstad
Blue Delta - Eric Tingstad
Red Rock Canyon - Jerome Baldassari
Chaco Canyon - Paul Bast
Grand Canyon Song - River of Songs
Red Earth Canyon - The Gathering, The Gathering
Canoeing The Green River - Into Labyrinth Canyon
September 23rd - 28th, 2009. Canoeing The Green River in southeastern Utah. Once you've traveled this 120-mile stretch you'll remember it as ever-deepening canyons of whites and greys and yellows and browns, tastefully accented with just enough red buttes, mesas, and spires to be visually exciting. This video shows the first 52-mile stretch through Labyrinth Canyon. It's the longest smooth-water piece of the Green River, although shallow riffles and small waves show up at certain river levels in the first 20 miles below the town of Green River and the last 2 miles before Mineral Bottom.
An Introduction to the Southwest
This is my brief introduction to issues in the American southwest. Our Boy Scout Troop is preparing for a trip down the Green River through Canyonlands National Park. Here is briefly touch on various aspects of the human and natural history of the canyonlands. While not comprehensive, this is more of an introduction to the area for folks who have yet to spend any time in the canyons or on the rivers of the Colorado and its tributaries. Topics include geology, hydrology, variable climates, water resource management, the Anasazi, land ownership, the exploration of the region, flora and fauna, western myths, and native peoples of the greater four corners region.
This video might be helpful to others who are gearing up for their first trip to this awesome part of our United States.
You can jump to various sections via these links:
4:12 - Geology 101
7:50 - Hydrology
14:37 - Climate Change & the Anasazi
24:17 - Southwestward expansion of U.S.
29:33 - John Wesley Powell
37:34 - Flora & Fauna
In this lecture I play brief excerpts of these two videos:
Chad Crissy's drone footage:
James Fatherree's bed load footage:
Descent to Mineral Bottom Part 2
Here we are driving down a pretty steep BLM-maintained road down to Mineral Bottom originally cut into the canyon walls in the 1950s by Uranium prospectors.
Colorado River Trip - Trip From Hell 3 - Magic Canoe
This is the next Adventure for Doug and Olga's Channel. We spent six days going down the Colorado River in a canoe. Could have done it in less time, but we wanted plenty of camping time as well. We had two good sunny days and 4 days of rain. It was the 3rd time for me, but the first for Olga!
Enjoy! Happy Trails!