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Extreme Drought Effects on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon

July 2, 2021NewsMegan Collier

Will The Extreme Drought Affect My Grand Canyon Rafting Adventure? By Sharon Hester-Updated 3/15/2023 If you have heard about the long-term extreme drought and effects of climate change on the Southwest region and Colorado River system, and have concerns, you’re not the only one. AzRA is also worried for the communities and ecosystems of the…

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Filtering, Purifying and Consuming Potable Water on Grand Canyon River Trips

March 20, 2023News, River RecipesMegan Collier

All About Water on a Grand Canyon Rafting Trip by AzRA Guide Will Spaziani “Water, water, water, I love water. Here it goes, down into my belly” -AzRA Guest, Summer 2022 How Much Water Should I Be Drinking!? If you’ve ever been on an AzRA river trip, you’ve heard our guides urge our guests to…

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Guide Profile-Chad Tucker

March 6, 2023Guide Profiles, NewsMegan Collier

Meet Chad Tucker This spring, we’re featuring Chad Tucker–a solid AzRA guide who plans to be here for the long-haul! As you’ll read below, he started at AzRA a little later in his career after going on a trip with his dad, Randy Tucker. And now, we have three Tuckers guiding for AzRA, as Colter…

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An image of Rattlesnake camp on a Grand Canyon rafting trip. River mile 74.

Grand Canyon Camping-How Rattlesnake Camp Got Its Name

February 28, 2023Grand Canyon Natural History, Readings and Videos, WildlifeMegan Collier

How Rattlesnake Got It’s Name: A Grand Canyon Tale By Sharon Hester It was a warm and pleasant moonless July 2nd night at river mile 74, an unnamed camp back in 1981, when Kim Klapper (name changed) awoke. He had an urgent uncomfortable feeling, and knew he had to head quickly to the “Groover”. This…

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Grand Canyon Geology-The Great Unconformity

February 22, 2023General Info, Geology, Guest PostsMegan Collier

Grand Canyon’s Great Unconformity-Part 1 Written by Wayne Ranney, Grand Canyon Geologist and Author Whether you’ve taken one or seven Grand Canyon river trips or are preparing for your first, you might have heard of a geologic attraction called The Great Unconformity. It often seems as if this feature is more famous than the Canyon’s…

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Historic Downtown Flagstaff with an image of the Zane Grey Ballroom and Charly's restaurant. A great place to stop when you're looking for a place to eat on your Grand Canyon rafting trip!

Our Favorite Flagstaff Restaurants to Try During your Grand Canyon Rafting Trip

February 14, 2023General Info, NewsMegan Collier

Flagstaff Locals Favorite Restaurants Below is the list of some of our favorite Flagstaff restaurants for you to enjoy while you’re in Flagstaff for your Grand Canyon rafting trip, or any other time you’re visiting Flagstaff! These restaurants are all over Flagstaff, and all offer great group dining experiences. Silver Pine Restaurant (in Little America…

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Chuckwallas in Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon Critters

December 9, 2022WildlifeMegan Collier

What kind of critters will you see on a Grand Canyon rafting trip? There are a lot of critters in Grand Canyon! Both along the rims of Grand Canyon, and while you’re on a Grand Canyon rafting trip. If you’re the kind of person who feels better equipped to handle things when you know about…

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2024 Opening Day

November 21, 2022General Info, NewsMegan Collier

Everything you need to know to prepare for the 2024 Opening Day Photo by Brian Callow Thank you for your interest in rafting with us in 2024! We look forward to getting you on the Colorado River through Grand Canyon. Below you’ll find all of the details you’ll need to be prepared for our 2024…

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Guide Profile-Riah Risk!

September 13, 2022Guide ProfilesMegan Collier

Meet Riah Risk! We are so lucky to have Riah as one of our competent AzRA guides! If you have been on the river with her, you know why. She’s just a bright light around AzRA, and has just started to trip lead some of our Classics, so we’re excited to see her grow more…

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