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Six Days, Class III
Departure Dates
Tuesdays, April - October
Family Dates:
June 17; July 8; August 5
Price
$2095 adult / $1995 youth
based on double occupancy
Additional Costs: Prices include an optional $111/person transportation package for a flight from the take-out back to Moab.
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 Great family adventures
start in America's desert southwest, which is largely defined by a
single river, the Colorado. Born out of snow pack found high in the US
Rocky Mountains, the River surges south and then west into Utah,
becoming equally both a creator and key characteristic of the
outstanding scenery of the Colorado Plateau. This region offers
exciting family adventures and is known worldwide for its many superior
national parks, including Arches, Bryce, Zion, and Canyonlands
– seemingly endless, rugged terrain of rich red and tan
cliffs, sculpted spires and far reaching canyons. This area brims with
Native American and Old West history, not to mention scores of
adventure opportunities: rafting the Colorado, hiking or horseback
riding through picture-book settings with dramatic buttes and
pinnacles; mountain biking on Moab’s notorious Slick Rock;
4x4 touring Utah’s splendid, remote backcountry, and much,
much more. Come harness all the local flavor and adventure of
southeastern Utah on O.A.R.S. Ranch and Raft Vacation at Red Cliffs
Lodge.
Family Adventures - Why the
Ranch & Raft?
This vacation package combines four days and three
nights
of rafting and camping in Cataract Canyon on the
Colorado River, followed by two days and nights at Red Cliffs Lodge,
one of Utah’s most beautiful guest ranches.
The first four days of our vacation begin on the
Colorado River through
Cataract Canyon. This brings exhilarating whitewater, big-beach
camping, incredible side-canyon hikes to geologic and historic wonders
and astounding views around every bend. Depending on the time of year
in which you go, the whitewater varies from mild and family friendly to
white-knuckle, experienced-only excitement. Prehistoric ruins,
petroglyphs and pictographs are common along the shores and in the side
canyons, inspiring visions of a wilder North America. Paleontological
specimens are likewise on display in the many fossilized remains
embedded in the ancient ocean beds. Many species of wild animals are
found along the river’s edge, drawn to the only major source
of water in the area. Finding shelter in riverside tamarisks, willows
and cottonwoods are bighorn sheep, deer and great blue heron, as well
as ring-tailed cat, fox, beaver and bobcat.
The second phase of our vacation begins at Red
Cliffs Lodge, which
rests on the banks of the Colorado River, its back yard a wide-open
frontier of red-rock desert splendor. This is your playground for two
days and nights as you hike, 4x4, and horseback ride your way through
Utah’s stunning backcountry. If you prefer, it can simply be
a glorious backdrop as you lounge by Red Cliffs’ pool and
spa.
This all-inclusive package truly allows you to experience the best of
southeastern Utah in a limited amount of time. Here are just a few
highlights of this outstanding adventure:
Family
Adventures - NATIONAL PARKS
• Known for the stunning rock arches that rise out
of slabs of sandstone to gracefully bend between surrounding cliffs,
Arches National Park is no less than a natural phenomenon. Likewise
family adventures to the Canyonlands National Park offer endless
breathtaking vistas of unique geologic formations, and preserves vast
areas in the central Colorado Plateau. The Green and Colorado Rivers,
with assistance from other eroding factors, are in part responsible for
the formation of this wilderness.
Family Adventures & Family Adventure Vacations - Canyonlands,
UT: Pages: 1 2
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