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| How are you celebrating the end of summer? |
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Get on the river and save $18 per person!
Yes, it’s unbelievable, but we are still offering trip discounts on our outstanding Colorado whitewater rafting trips.
How 'bout this deal? Get 20% off our full day Brown's Canyon trip, a Class III adventure through outstanding whitewater and a beautiful granite canyon. Only an hour from Summit County and less than 2 hours from Denver or Colorado Springs! Use promo code browns20 to book this online.
We're also offering 10% off half day Brown’s Canyon trips on the Arkansas River and 10% off Upper Colorado Scenic Float trips and Inflatable Kayak trips. These trips are all available through Labor Day weekend. Use promo code summer10 to book online for your 10% discount.
Expires Friday, September 3!
If you're already booked for Labor Day, don't worry: we’ll have Royal Gorge and Shoshone trips available through the end of September! |
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| A few interesting tidbits from around the river industry:
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The children are our future: See this video piece about a youth development program that incorporates equal parts river ecology, conservation and kayaking skills into its curriculum. Watch Video.
Want to see some gnarly whitewater but don’t necessarily want to experience it yourself? Check out the Gore Canyon race this Saturday, August 28. Head to the Pumphouse Recreation Area south of Kremmling and you can hike up the river trail to watch some of the carnage. Or just let us take you down the infamous Gore Canyon.
The flood in Pakistan has created a disaster affecting millions of people. Read the article from InternationalRivers.org about its effects and how the past treatment of the Indus River helped to create this catastrophe.
Thanks to Mother Nature for a great Colorado river season this year! Our flows were awesome all summer and allowed our Clear Creek rafting trips to go longer than normal! Our Arkansas River and Colorado River trips continue a few more weeks. Call 1-800-370-0581 and we’ll get you out on the river!
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Interview with Kerry Koch |
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AVA couldn’t be a success without our valued guests. Each one of you honors us when you step through our doors and allows us to share our love for rivers with you. Thank you for trusting us to provide your adventures!
This year, we’d like you to meet one of our most avid and dedicated guests: Kerry Koch. In the last 5 years, Kerry has been rafting with AVA over 30 times! Throughout the summer, she can be found on our very best advanced rafting trips like The Gauntlet, Clear Creek Advanced, and Gore Canyon. Kerry: we think you might be addicted, and we love it!
Tidbits about Kerry:
When did you start rafting? What was the first trip you did?
I did one trip on Brown's in the mid-80's. I remember the bailing bucket and sitting with one foot in the raft and one on the outside, straddling the tube. But the trip that really started my love for rafting was in 1996 on my 40th birthday. I wanted to do something on my birthday other than go to work and wait for the inevitable black balloons to show up. I talked a friend into coming with me to do a whitewater rafting trip. It was on the Cache La Poudre River. I came out of the boat twice and at the end of the trip when they let us jump off a rock and swim down to an eddy, I did that too. I was hooked! …I gradually stepped up the difficulty and frequency of the trips I did until I became the total rafting junkie that I am today.
Why do you love rafting?
I love rafting because it's exciting. Anything can happen and every trip is different. I love getting smacked in the face with a big wave of water, digging my paddle into it and crashing through. I really enjoy the teamwork aspect of paddle rafting. It's very satisfying when a crew comes together and we get the boat where we need to be.
Go Kerry!
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What's your favorite commercial run to do in Colorado?
Right now, I'd have to say Gore Canyon. It's the most challenging and exciting trip I do and I wait with great anticipation each year for August. But I make do with multiple runs of Pine Creek and the Numbers, Royal Gorge, Clear Creek and the Poudre during May, June and July. I also try to do something new each year.
What do you do for a living?
I'm a geophysical analyst in the oil and gas industry. I sit in front of a computer screen all week, so it's great to get out on the weekends and enjoy Colorado's beauty.
Why do you choose to raft with AVA?
Your guides are the BEST!! By that I mean not only their river skills and attention to safety, which is very important because I use AVA for some of the most challenging runs I do. But I also appreciate their personalities. They go out of their way to make me feel welcome. Some are outgoing and funny. Others are more quiet, but they're natural teachers. I've learned much of what I know about river running, safety and swift-water swimming from AVA guides.
What's your dream rafting trip?
Wow, so many places, so little time (and money). I'd like to do the Zambezi (Africa), I'd like to raft in New Zealand and Peru. I went to Chile to raft the Futaleufu and that was the best vacation of my life. I'd love to go back. I'm planning a rafting trip to Costa Rica this winter and I'm really looking forward to it!
Thanks Kerry—for sharing with us and for your support over the years. We’re honored that you continually choose us to take you down the river. We look forward to many more whitewater adventures!
Kerry Koch once again tackling the renowned Gore Canyon!
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Global Spotlight On: Futaleufu River, Chile: a 10-Day Multi-Sport Adventure! |
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The Rio Futaleufu, nestled in the heart of the Southern Andes in Northern Patagonia is by far one of the world's greatest whitewater destinations. The "Futa" contains sections of continuous class IV and V whitewater and will satisfy even the most experienced rafter's expectations. (For a personal endorsement, see the interview above with Kerry Koch).
"Rio Futaleufu, Patagonia"
The rapids are laid out perfectly for multiple days of whitewater excitement. The rafting on your trip includes world-class rapids with names like Inferno Canyon, Terminator, and Casa de Piedra (House of Rock). This place is truly a whitewater rafter's paradise.
Its clear turquoise waters pass through a glacially sculpted granite river valley that rivals Yosemite. Close encounters with Andean Condors with wingspans reaching up to nine feet, Crested Caracara, Magellenic Kingfishers and Austral Parakeets are a regular occurrence.
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In the evening relax in your luxury riverside accommodations. Enjoy the wood-fired hot tubs and the best South American wines to accompany your gourmet meals. On site yoga classes and massage therapists round out this vacation of a lifetime!
"Whitewater Rafting on the "Futaleufu"
In the Futaleufu river valley you have found frontier culture. You feel as though you've traveled back in time, every house is equipped with wood cook stoves, the primary mode of transportation is still the horse and goods are regularly transported by ox cart. The people of Northern Patagonia are some of the friendliest, most generous people you can encounter. It is truly a great cultural experience!
Join us for the
Rio Futaleufu, Chile: Winter 2010/11
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Comment Corner |
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AVA is constantly striving to set the bar in our industry. You can help make us the best we can be. We always welcome any feedback about what we're doing right or how we can improve upon our service to you. Simply hit "reply" to this email and your comments will get directly to us. Or send an email to info@coloradorafting.net
We have a couple more ways for you to tell us how we’re doing:
Been rafting with us this year? Please fill out this survey! |
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Post a review of us on Trip Advisor!
Going rafting soon? Make sure to fill out a comment card at our Outposts after your trip.
We know your time is precious, so we appreciate every bit of your feedback.
Thanks for helping to make AVA the best in the business! |
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