Good health and physical conditioning helps you get in shape for a Grand Canyon river adventure. One of the biggest pieces of advice we offer is to get in shape. A high level of physical fitness allows you maximize all aspects of this active adventure and contributes to your safety. The daily itinerary is busy…
When you hike the Bright Angel Trail, it is important to give consideration to your choice of hiking socks. Most hikers think about their shoes ahead of time. However, is also essential to choose the right pair of hiking socks to go with the shoes. The goal is to find a comfortable sock suitable for…
Grand Canyon Youth Benefits From AzRA Guests In 2008, on a sunny morning float on a Colorado River rafting trip, a provoking conversation took place among the guests in AzRA Guide Bill Mobley’s raft just above Diamond Creek. The guests were conversing over the fact they were going to throw out half-used bottles of sunscreen…
Grand Canyon Google Map An Arizona Raft Adventures rafting trip makes the Grand Canyon Google Map as new feature, hiking the Bright Angel trail in Grand Canyon, street side view! If you have never checked out Google Maps, you should! There, you can explore the world from the comforts of your home. And now, Google…
While most people realize that the ecosystems of the Grand Canyon are very different between the cool pine-treed clad high elevation rims and the dry and hot cactus dotted bottom, most people are not aware that the floor of the canyon has three different desert ecosystems within its walls. In Grand Canyon, plants from three…
On the way home from Diamond Creek, I asked Margeaux, a new Grand Canyon river guide with AzRA, what she had learned on the 8–day motor trip we had just completed. “I certainly learned to read water and how to drive the boat better, but mostly I learned more about what it is to be…
Grand Canyon Photo Contest Every year, Arizona Raft Adventures holds a Grand Canyon Photo Contest. This years theme is “Inner Grand Canyon.” Raft participants and Grand Canyon photographers submit entries via Arizona Raft Adventures Facebook page or by email to info@azraft.com. Arizona Raft Adventures announces the winners in November and then features the winner on the…
Consider a Nature Vacation – By Lisa Franseen As I pack to leave for Lees Ferry from Flagstaff on the first morning of my nature vacation with Arizona Raft Adventures, I feel a twinge of angst as I throw my cell phone in the suitcase. When was the last time I was without this constant…
