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Welcome 2016 Rafters! The 2016 rafting season has finally began in Colorado on the Arkansas River! We are excited to start this rafting season off with a splash and want to welcome our returning guides back for another season on the Arkansas River, as well as our trainees that are…

Colorado is known for its amazing adventure opportunities, the Rocky Mountains provide the state’s residents with prime access to some of the country’s best mountains, rivers, valleys and deserts. Although the boating season in Colorado runs from early May to late September, it is always epic and scenic: when it’s good, it’s…

What were your resolutions for 2016? Did you resolve to be more adventurous? To be better with money? To spend more time with the ones you love? Here at American Adventure Expeditions are here to help make all those resolutions happen in one, big splash. Now through January 31st buy…

Finally, winter has arrived and has no plans of leaving. With snow in Salida and Buena Vista, as well as up high on Monarch Mountain, we are stoked to see what looks to be another wet winter in Colorado. The forecasters have nicknamed the current El Niño storm system “Bruce…

You know you’ve teamed up with the right folks when they treat their friends and neighbors this well. Now through December 23, 2015, all Chaffee & Lake County residents soak for only $5 Monday-Thursday! To receive this amazing offer from our favorite hot springs resort in Colorado, each guest must…

As the seasons change, we look forward to a great winter and deep snowpack. Our weather has begun its shift towards winter as the peaks have a thin coating of snow and a few folks have even squeezed in some turns up high. Our last few storms have left enough coverage at…

Brown’s Canyon rafting is considered by many to be one of the best sections of whitewater in the world! Famous for its perfect balance between exciting rapids and sustained calm stretches, it is ideal for viewing the breathtaking Colorado scenery, all while getting a great taste of classic Colorado whitewater…

If you’re not in a hurry, join us for the full day of Arkansas River rafting. You’ll enjoy: more miles of amazing rapids spellbinding scenery enjoy a gourmet riverside lunch to let you stretch your legs, explore the canyon get great family photos. Choose from a buffet of delicious deli…

This is truly a trip for the adventurous family. Rafting in Colorado through the epic and amazing Bighorn Sheep Canyon is a true American adventure. Witnessing the magnificent wildlife of Colorado’s San Isabel National Forest is an event not soon forgotten; catch a glimpse of a distinguished Bighorn Sheep while enjoying a Colorado whitewater…