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Yampa River
When: May 27 – June 3, 2012
Where: Colorado, Utah
How Much: $1,995 per person ($175 single supplement)
Join us for a downriver adventure in Colorado and Utah, where you’ll float through Dinosaur National Monument and experience incredible scenery first described by explorer John Wesley Powell. On our 70-mile journey down the Yampa and Green Rivers you’ll visit remote archaeological sites, including Fremont culture rock art panels and prehistoric rock shelters. David Grant Noble, author of Ancient Ruins of the Southwest, will accompany the tour.
Sunday, May 27
Join us for a welcome reception and dinner in Vernal, Utah.
Monday, May 28
We’ll spend the morning in Dry Fork Canyon exploring one of the best-known collections of Fremont culture rock art. In the afternoon, we’ll visit Dinosaur National Monument and see fossils of dinosaurs and other creatures that roamed the area nearly 150 million years ago.
Tuesday, May 29 – Saturday, June 2
We’ll spend five days and four nights on the river.
Sunday, June 3
Tour participants depart for home.
River Tour Highlights
Serviceberry Shelter – a partially excavated hunter-gatherer shelter.
Mantle Cave – an immense vaulted sandstone alcove that contains Fremont culture storage cysts.
Deluge Shelter – an Archaic period rock shelter with pictographs of anthropomorphic figures.
You’ll find breathtaking scenery and fascinating archaeology throughout the trip down the river. You’ll have the chance to see a variety of wildlife, including bighorn sheep, deer, and eagles. You’ll also have plenty of opportunities to hike mild to moderate scenic trails, including one that follows the waters of Jones Hole and Ely Creek. Spring runoff from the Rockies should provide a series of low to middle level rapids, which will be navigated by our expert rafting staff. At night you’ll camp along the river and enjoy marvelous meals prepared in the great outdoors.
The trip is open to people in good health who enjoy the outdoors, camping, and a little white water fun. The outfitter for the tour is Hatch River Expeditions, an established river company with more than 60 years in the business.