Arizona Raft Adventures Grand Canyon 7th Annual Images of Grand Canyon Contest Share your images highlighting the joy, laughter and excitement of the Grand Canyon experience, and be entered for a chance to win $500 off your next rafting expedition with AzRA! Submissions are due by October 21, 2017 The Grand Prize Winner…
Organizing a Grand Canyon private group charter raft expedition with friends, family, co-workers or for an organization is a lot of fun. It is also a lot of work! Nevertheless, if you put in the effort to plan a Grand Canyon private group charter, the effort will pay off in the end. A Grand Canyon…
There are many options when it comes to planning a trip over summer vacation for your family. Are you looking for the best family adventure? Are you looking for something unique, challenging and possibly one of the best family adventures ever? A multi-day raft trip down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon might be…
When you are ready to plan a raft adventure down the Colorado River, familiarize yourself with the basics. Here are 6 especially relevant unique Grand Canyon raft adventure facts about the water level, water temperature, rapid ratings and the National Park Service. Know these SIX basic unique Grand Canyon facts. They will help shape your…
Grand Canyon Raft Trip Medical Helicopter Evacuation What happens when someone is injured or becomes ill on a commercial Grand Canyon raft adventure? It can be a very serious situation if the ailment is life threatening. A guest, guide, or even backpacker might need definitive medical care. River guides can attempt to contact the National…
Three of the Best Grand Canyon Kids Books Whether you are taking your family on a trip to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon for a summer vacation or picking up a souvenir after a Grand Canyon rafting adventure, there are interesting, educational and engaging Grand Canyon themed books for children. Here are three…
Dory Trips in Grand Canyon By the mid 1950’s, it was readily evident that inflatable rafts were the only sensible future for whitewater recreation. They were easy to transport and store, carried a heavy payload, and all but ignored the buffeting of rocks and jagged walls. And they were, at the time, dirt cheap, as…
It was another year for fabulous submissions! We were particularly taken with Grand Prize Winner Phillip Timper’s Oil Painting Titled “A Calm Place” Additional Congratulations to our Three Runners-Up! (listed in no particular order) Thank you to all of our contestants for your submissions!
AzRA Rafts with Foundation for Blind Children On June 5, 2015, ten Foundation for Blind Children students and their guides embarked on a whitewater rafting trip on the Colorado River through Grand Canyon. We had the honor of being their preferred outfitter! Going into the 2020 rafting season, they have decided to try again! About…
This month we were inspired by the Valentine’s Day holiday to share some of our own Grand Canyon love stories, including those of Glen and Bessie Hyde and AzRA guest and friend Charles Flynn. Today our three-part series comes to a close with a true fairytale written by another one of AzRA’s alumni! Grand Canyon…
