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Colorado River
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MEANDER CANYON TO THE CONFLUENCE
Lets talk Shuttle...
Moab to the River
To Colorado River 1 to 4 people............................................. $95.00
This is one suburban with 2 canoes on top and gear in back.
To Green River 5 to 14 people ………………………………. $120.00
This is one suburban for gear plus trailer for canoes,
along with "Big Tex", our 14 person van
To return to Moab, you need to charter a jet boat back to Moab.
· Tex's Riverways 435-295-5101
· Tag-A-long Expeditions 435-259-8946
The jet boat will met at or just below the Confluence by a From there you will
travel back up the Colorado River to the Potash boat ramp, then transported by
bus back to Moab.
All shuttle prices subject to change. (Sorry)
MEANDER CANYON TO THE CONFLUENCE
Lets talk Shuttle...
Moab to the River
To Colorado River 1 to 4 people............................................. $95.00
This is one suburban with 2 canoes on top and gear in back.
To Green River 5 to 14 people ………………………………. $120.00
This is one suburban for gear plus trailer for canoes,
along with "Big Tex", our 14 person van
To return to Moab, you need to charter a jet boat back to Moab.
· Tex's Riverways 435-295-5101
· Tag-A-long Expeditions 435-259-8946
The jet boat will met at or just below the Confluence by a From there you will
travel back up the Colorado River to the Potash boat ramp, then transported by
bus back to Moab.
All shuttle prices subject to change. (Sorry)
| Self Guided Trips: What To Bring >>> |
| Self-Guided Trips - Colorado River |
Let’s talk about the trip
Meander Canyon is a lesser-known stretch of river in the Canyonlands region; most of the fame goes to its familiar
counterpart Stillwater Canyon on the Green River. Yet Meander Canyon is without a doubt one of the lovelier
sections of the Colorado River, rich with archeology, history, and incomparable scenery. The landscape through
which the Colorado River flows near Moab has been shaped and deformed by salt - its effects are visible
everywhere, from the long narrow fracture of Spanish Valley, to the tiny, parallel side canyons that enter the river
through the sheer sandstone walls below Moab. Salt from an ancient ocean formed as thick layers in deeply
buried rocks. The pressure of the layers above forced the salt to squeeze like toothpaste up through the overlying
layers, causing them to bulge and bend and ultimately crack in long straight clefts in the land's surface. From the
air, the land still looks like a rumpled and wrinkled carpet, molded and cracked by the forces of time. A float down
this stretch of river brings past geological forces to vivid life in the present landscape.
Boaters enter Canyonlands National Park just above Little Bridge Canyon. For those who wish to explore off the river
there are ample opportunities in this section. In a few different places, most notably at Lathrop Canyon, hikers can
climb away from the river to the White Rim Trail, a 111 mile-long biking and jeep trail that skirts the edge of the rim
of the inner canyon. Views from this trail are spectacular: one is neither down in the canyon looking up, nor above
looking down. Instead, one is completely encircled by the color and form of the Canyonlands in broad, expansive
vistas. At Indian Creek Indian, ruins identify an ancient route to the rim used by the Anasazi as they moved from the
low country in the winter and spring to the high country for summer and fall.
Geological oddities are common along this stretch of river. At Jackson Hole, the Colorado shortened its course by
approximately 3 miles when it cut through a narrow neck of sandstone in one of its own turns, leaving the old
curve stranded as a dry loop canyon. To see a Jackson Hole in the making, boaters can continue downstream to
The Loop, where the river literally doubles back on its own course before turning downstream to make a final run for
the Confluence. There is one small rapid 2 miles above the Confluence at The Slide. This is a Class I to II rapid formed
by rock slides from the cliffs.
A trip in Meander Canyon may start or end in several different places, depending on your time constraints. Most
trips begin at Moab boat ramp and end at the Confluence, a distance of 67 miles. One can has to be picked up
by jet boat before or at the Confluence. This flexibility in scheduling, unavailable on Stillwater Canyon trips, makes
Meander Canyon the perfect choice for visitors who want to experience the grandeur of the the Canyonlands
country by river, but who don't have many days with which to do so.
PLEASE, PACK OUT EVERYTHING YOU PACK IN.
LEAVE NO TRACE OF YOUR STAY.
Meander Canyon is a lesser-known stretch of river in the Canyonlands region; most of the fame goes to its familiar
counterpart Stillwater Canyon on the Green River. Yet Meander Canyon is without a doubt one of the lovelier
sections of the Colorado River, rich with archeology, history, and incomparable scenery. The landscape through
which the Colorado River flows near Moab has been shaped and deformed by salt - its effects are visible
everywhere, from the long narrow fracture of Spanish Valley, to the tiny, parallel side canyons that enter the river
through the sheer sandstone walls below Moab. Salt from an ancient ocean formed as thick layers in deeply
buried rocks. The pressure of the layers above forced the salt to squeeze like toothpaste up through the overlying
layers, causing them to bulge and bend and ultimately crack in long straight clefts in the land's surface. From the
air, the land still looks like a rumpled and wrinkled carpet, molded and cracked by the forces of time. A float down
this stretch of river brings past geological forces to vivid life in the present landscape.
Boaters enter Canyonlands National Park just above Little Bridge Canyon. For those who wish to explore off the river
there are ample opportunities in this section. In a few different places, most notably at Lathrop Canyon, hikers can
climb away from the river to the White Rim Trail, a 111 mile-long biking and jeep trail that skirts the edge of the rim
of the inner canyon. Views from this trail are spectacular: one is neither down in the canyon looking up, nor above
looking down. Instead, one is completely encircled by the color and form of the Canyonlands in broad, expansive
vistas. At Indian Creek Indian, ruins identify an ancient route to the rim used by the Anasazi as they moved from the
low country in the winter and spring to the high country for summer and fall.
Geological oddities are common along this stretch of river. At Jackson Hole, the Colorado shortened its course by
approximately 3 miles when it cut through a narrow neck of sandstone in one of its own turns, leaving the old
curve stranded as a dry loop canyon. To see a Jackson Hole in the making, boaters can continue downstream to
The Loop, where the river literally doubles back on its own course before turning downstream to make a final run for
the Confluence. There is one small rapid 2 miles above the Confluence at The Slide. This is a Class I to II rapid formed
by rock slides from the cliffs.
A trip in Meander Canyon may start or end in several different places, depending on your time constraints. Most
trips begin at Moab boat ramp and end at the Confluence, a distance of 67 miles. One can has to be picked up
by jet boat before or at the Confluence. This flexibility in scheduling, unavailable on Stillwater Canyon trips, makes
Meander Canyon the perfect choice for visitors who want to experience the grandeur of the the Canyonlands
country by river, but who don't have many days with which to do so.
PLEASE, PACK OUT EVERYTHING YOU PACK IN.
LEAVE NO TRACE OF YOUR STAY.
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