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Rapids: Rerated

ROW Guides — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Rapids: Rerated The temperature is 85 degrees and the water runs clear green beneath our bright red boats. Tumbling fast over round stones of sparkling quartz and dazzling green serpentine. We are...

Rafting Guide's Perspective

Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Raft Guides

ROW Guides — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 21:54:40 +0000

Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Raft Guides I am a guide because I love to foster connections between people and the river. My personal connection to river life and all it entails, has...

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Lessons From the River

Aashna Shah — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:14:50 +0000

Lessons From the River Language Shapes Perception Language is so fundamental to our perception of the world. Even the grammatical syntax can underlie ingrained biases you never knew you had. Romantic...

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So You are Going to be a Multi-Day River Guide

Bri Loff — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:56:36 +0000

So You are Going to be a Multi-Day River Guide Tips and Advice from a Seasoned River Guide If you are planning on becoming a multi-day whitewater guide, or are already hired, this blog is probably...

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13 Pro Tips for Cold Weather Rafting

Michelle Darnell — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 21:57:31 +0000

Pro Tips for Early or Late Season, Cold Weather Rafting Trips White water rafting trips in early or late season can be exhilarating, with larger-volume water flows and seasonal changes creating...

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10 Tips to Beat the Heat While Rafting

Michelle Darnell — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 18:27:24 +0000

10 Tips to Beat the Heat While Whitewater Rafting Ah, summer! It’s one of the best times to be on the river. It means long daylight hours for tackling fun rapids and enjoying leisurely breaks...

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12 Holiday Gifts for Rafting & Kayaking Enthusiasts

Maia DeGaetano — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 19:26:50 +0000

12 Holiday Gift Ideas for Rafting & Kayaking Enthusiasts As the holiday season rolls around, you might be struggling to come up with ideas on gifts for the adventurers in your life. So to help...

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We Are (River) Family

editor — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:27:57 +0000

“…[the river] It’s brother and sister to me, and aunts, and company, and food and drink, and (naturally) washing. It’s my world, and I don’t want any other. What it...

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Girls Guide to Getting Dirty on the River

editor — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:25:33 +0000

For many women going without a your normal hygiene routine for five days is no big deal, for others the thought can cause night terrors and panic attacks. Here are some easy tips and tricks to help...

Guide's Perspective Rafting

A Personal Note From ROW Founder Peter Grubb

Peter Grubb — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 21:57:17 +0000

A note from Peter Grubb, Founder of ROW Adventures, on the meaning of rivers in his life My own introduction to rivers came during a river rafting experience in 1970 on an 8th grade science club trip...

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#RiverLife: How a River Guide Gets Ready for Rafting Season

editor — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 14:42:33 +0000

For some river guides, the move to river season is as simple as driving their car with the few belongings they have to the warehouse. For the ones that have a semi-permanent residence in the winter,...

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A River Guide's New Year's Resolutions

editor — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 14:42:33 +0000

It's that time of year when we make lists of resolutions to improve ourselves and our lives in the new year. River life teaches us a lot about living. Below are a handful of river-inspired...

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Great Beards of ROW!

editor — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 14:42:33 +0000

If you love rafting down the rivers, camping under the stars, eating dutch oven meals, and exploring the wilderness with reckless abandon, you also likely love beards. ROW Adventures has a fine...

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