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2012 Specialty Trips

Each year Wild Rivers Expeditions, in collaboration with the finest guest scholars and partner organizations, hosts a series of thematically-oriented "specialty trips."  Each of these trips offers a unique river experience--from rock art and archaeology to yoga and landscape photography--to suit almost any interest. 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

                                                      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           

 

River Trips
Feather:  Natural and Cultural History of Birds on the San Juan
Feather: Natural and Cultural History of Birds on the San Juan
Date: 5/5/12 - 5/8/12
4 days, 3 nights
Join us for this remarkable opportunity to explore the birds of the San Juan River with Ornithologist Bryan Brown, and consider their presence in the rock art and cultural systems of local peoples with rock art expert Sally Cole. More...

Eclipsed:  It’s Coming Right For Us!  Mexican Hat to Clay Hills
Eclipsed: It’s Coming Right For Us! Mexican Hat to Clay Hills
Date: 05/19/12 - 05/23/12
5 days, 4 nights
“It’s time for the human race to enter the solar system.” - Dan Quayle

Erg...hmmm...um. Well, we agree. And this May (May 20, 2012, to be precise) in the afternoon, our little river is projected to be right about on the center line of the path for an annular solar eclipse. More...

Eclipsed:  It’s Coming Right For Us!  Bluff to Mexican Hat
Eclipsed: It’s Coming Right For Us! Bluff to Mexican Hat
Date: 05/20/12 - 05/22/12
3 days, 2 nights
“It’s time for the human race to enter the solar system.” - Dan Quayle

Erg...hmmm...um. Well, we agree. And this May (May 20, 2012, to be precise) in the afternoon, our little river is projected to be right about on the center line of the path for an annular solar eclipse. More...

Adrift:  Exploring the State of Southwest Rivers
Adrift: Exploring the State of Southwest Rivers
Date: 6/16/12 - 6/22/12
7 days, 6 nights
Float through 83 miles of one of the Southwest's finest rivers as we explore the state of Southwest rivers with Jon Waterman. Jon is a popular writer and photographer and has published two books, with a third on the way, about the rivers of the Southwest. More...

Inhabit
Inhabit
Date: 6/21/12 - 6/24/12
4 days, 3 nights
Bluff Archaeologist Jonathan Till provides an in-depth perspective on rock art and dwelling sites near Bluff and along the San Juan River. More...

Perception:  A River Trip of Self Discovery, with Herm Hoops
Perception: A River Trip of Self Discovery, with Herm Hoops
Date: 08/27/12 - 08/29/12
3 days, 2 nights
Herm Hoops, a retired teacher and former National Park Ranger, leads this trip focusing on the inner-self. His specialty is looking at the natural world from a unique perspective.... one of self discovery. He will put his expertise to work in two formal sessions on a Wild Rivers expeditions trip down the San Juan River. More...

Captured:  An Exploration in Photography with Joaquin Salazar
Captured: An Exploration in Photography with Joaquin Salazar
Date: 10/14/12 - 10/18/12
5 days, 4 nights
We’re interested in gathering a group of people together to boat, and hike, and think together about the idea of creative work. We want to explore the San Juan, with camera in hand in this case, attempting to be taken captive, to have our interests held, and to represent or preserve those moments in photographs. More...






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