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Today I received an interesting project from one of my managers. I was instructed to look and Yelp and TripAdvisor and get updates on our recent reviews. I never really think to look at these on my own time because I basically live with the people I work with. However,…

It is quite a relieving morning for all of us here at American Adventure Expeditions, as well as many people and rafting companies on the Arkansas River. We have received news that the Royal Gorge fire is now 100% contained! This is great news, as many people have unfortunately had…

High water season in Colorado. What does that mean? Maximum adventure, thrills, and splashes. We are offering the best that Colorado whitewater rafting has to offer with trips down The Numbers, Brown’s Canyon, Bighorn Sheep Canyon, and The Royal Gorge. The Numbers rafting is the ultimate Colorado rafting adventure! Experience…

Despite the Colorado fires that are going on down south we are still running trips up at our Buena Vista outpost! We have been running the Brown’s Canyon and Number trips and believe me they are going amazing! With the high water peaking we are seeing some great rafting trips…

American Adventure Expeditions is the only Arkansas River rafting outfitter with two riverside facilities. With rafting launching points in Buena Vista and Canon City, we are able to show you four spectacular stretches of the Arkansas River like no one else! Each Colorado rafting section has its own unique personality.…

What’s that up there? Looks like a pretty big rapid followed by a hard left turn… I wondered how we were going to negotiate it, then our guide Curtis hollered “Sunshine rapid is up ahead! Get ready for a hard forward paddle followed by a lean-in, then get back upright…

I think my mindset towards rafting and especially just hospitality in general really changed. Today we got awarded an excellence “badge”, if you will, in Trip Advisor. It’s really awesome to know that all the hard work and late hours put in by our staff really does make a difference.…

Today was another great day on the Arkansas River. We had a group travel all the way from the UK to raft out on this river because of all the hype and reputation this river has to offer. It was their first time rafting in Colorado and it was great…

I think today was a really great day here at American Adventure Expeditions. We had a large group come in to partake in a  Browns Canyon rafting trip this afternoon, some nervous, some excited, some completely unsure of how they felt about the situation. I always look forward to seeing people…