AAE News

Are you wondering what you and your family are going to do for fun this summer? Do you worry about keeping everyone happy all summer long with social distancing practices in place and so many things closed? At American Adventure Expeditions, we are excited to announce that we are opening…

If you live in Texas or Kansas you might not wake up everyday wondering how melting snow contributes to the water cycle, but since you’re coming to visit us here in Colorado to raft this summer, we’re going to get you up-to-snuff.   In the world-wide scheme of the water…

American Adventure Expeditions is very excited for our Beer and Food pairing with Elevation Beer Co. this coming Thursday! As the summer heats up the more we find ourselves cooling off with one of Elevations beer that we have here on tap. Come out on Thursday and meet some of…

My name is Sierra, and I’m a Guest Services Representative here at American Adventure Expeditions. This is my fourth year working for this Colorado rafting company, and the experiences and friends I’ve made here keep me coming back. I believe there is a noticeable difference when the employees at a…

It’s was an exciting day here at American Adventure Expeditions on the 4th! It was super festive and all of our guides we’re exciting to hit the water. Everyone was wearing their red, white, and blue. The last couple of days here have been so hectic and busy, it’s awesome.…

It’s been a great day here at AAE! The water levels are fantastic and we couldn’t be more excited to kick off this Holiday weekend with full rafting trips through Sunday, making for a great 4th of July weekend! Out here we eat, breathe, and sleep rafting! Today we had…

The Royal Gorge is now open for rafting! After weeks of being closed due to the fire, we are ecstatic to say we can once again raft the mighty gorge. The Gorge is flowing at an excellent water level right now for great adventure and perfect whitewater excitement. Close your…

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…

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…