Sheri Griffith Expeditions

Nicole and Marshall's Wedding

Support@adventureoffice1.microsoftonline.com — 2009-01-14T11:44:54-06:00

Two of Sheri Griffith Expeditions top guides were married this fall. Many of you will know 10 year guide, Nicole, from leading trips on the Gates of Lodore, The Yampa River, and Labyrinth Canyons. Marshall specializes in the 4 day Highlights of Cataract Canyon trips, but has run many other Colorado River trips for us through the years.

They were married at Brown Betty beach, the first rapid in Cataract Canyon on November 8th in front of friends and family. Long time friend and fellow Sheri Griffith Expeditions guide Ari Lowe performed the ceremony. The next day the whole group had a great day running the rapids of Cataract Canyon!

Sheri Griffith Expeditions and our extended family send our best wishes to Nicole and Marshall, two wonderful guides, people and friends.

The John Wesley Powell Hiking Adventure

Support@adventureoffice1.microsoftonline.com — 2009-01-14T11:44:05-06:00

If you're looking for the complete getaway vacation, then 8-days of hiking in Canyonlands National Park is for you. If you really want to ESCAPE it all then combine the hiking John Wesley Powell Expedition with the 5 day Sea Kayak through Labyrinth Canyon for the perfect 13 day trip. These one of a kind river journeys follow part of John Wesley Powell's historic 1869 exploration down the Green and Colorado Rivers. The expedition combines the serenity of Labyrinth Canyon on the Sea Kayak, and the amazing hiking in Stillwater Canyon in Canyonlands National Park with the excitement of Cataract Canyon to make one amazing vacation.

More Days = Time for Longer Hikes.

The highlight of the hiking trips is the "Layover Day". This allows us to hike to the top of the famous Dolls House in the Heart of Canyonlands National Park. This is a very challenging hike with over 1500 feet of vertical gain as you hike from Colorado River to rim of Canyonlands National Park. Once up tops some of the attractions include spectacular views of the La Sal Mountains, Canyonlands and the Colorado River. You will also get a chance to see hidden Native American ruins and petroglyphs.

The Fremont Indians were a semi-nomadic people who inhabited these canyons (500-1275 A.D.). They left petroglyphs on the rock walls that can be spotted today. Denis Julien was a trapper and fur trader who left inscriptions on the rocks in a number of places. All of his inscriptions are dated 1836. How Julien got into the canyons is still a mystery. It is not known if he came by boat or if he walked in from the rim.

The Green River through Stillwater Canyon

Stillwater canyon offers unforgettable hiking to places such as Anderson Bottom and the Dolls house. We will spend most of the days hiking to petroglyphs and ancient ruins during this part of the your. Each night you will camp on beautiful sandy beaches while the guides prepare hearty and delicious meals.

The Colorado River through Cataract Canyon

As featured in Outside Magazine and the Washington Post.

The Green River meets the Colorado River at the "Confluence." Here is where the world famous whitewater starts. Shortly after the confluence of the Colorado and Green Rivers, a series of steep descents and powerful whitewater known as the Mile-Long Rapid begins. Then comes the Big Drops: Little Niagara and Satan's Gut. In high water, the waves are gigantic. On the last day you meet Lake Powell and your unforgettable river journey transitions to a scenic plane flight over the canyon and river you just explored.

Are we going to still be able to raft the Yampa River in the Future?

Support@adventureoffice1.microsoftonline.com — 2009-01-14T10:58:57-06:00

The Yampa River is the one of two rivers that Sheri Griffith Expeditions runs that goes completely dry after the snowmelt is gone. This makes the Yampa River one of the most pristine and least rafted stretches of river in the United States. Sadly, though, the ability to raft the Yampa River is in serious danger from a variety of sources including big oil companies needing the water for oil shale extraction and the front range of Colorado needing the water to accommodate its growing population.

Here are a couple of articles about pending dangers to the Yampa River:

Denver and the west.

Shell eyes Yampa River:

http://www.denverpost.com/previous2/home/ci_11389866

Plan today to avoid water crisis tomorrow:

http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_11330764

More Colorado River water on tap for county :

http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/dec/26/more-colorado-river-water-tap-county/