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Moab UT, Cataract Canyon Rafting Adventure

  • Sat, September 06, 2025
  • Sun, September 14, 2025
  • Cataract Canyon, Moab UT
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  • Includes Rustic inn room, Rafting trip, Airport Tranfer.

Moab UT, Cataract Canyon Rafting Adventure

A 5-day rafting adventure through Cataract Canyon in Moab, UT

  

Trip Leaders: Margaret Shooshanian and Daniel Flynn.

Total trip Duration is 9 days, Embark on a 5-day rafting adventure through Cataract Canyon Sept (6-14) on the Colorado River in Moab, UT.

Signup starts February 13 at our General Meeting at the UA Hall.

Total trip cost without Air is $2919 

Trip Details:

  • Departure: Saturday, September 6th
  • Return: Sunday, September 14th
  • Rafting Dates: Tuesday, September 9th to Saturday, September 13th
  • Outfitter: Sheri Griffith Expeditions (providing guides, gear, and provisions)
  • Lodging: Rustic Inn, Moab (0.3 miles from downtown, gear storage provided.
  • Airfare TBD! (Estimated at $500-$600)
  • Optional Excursions include: Arches national park and the Moab music festival.

Each day will involve 5 - 7 hours of paddling, with nights spent camping under the stars along the riverbank.

To Pre-RSVP and with any questions please email: A2skiSummer@gmail.com

River Trip Information:

Cataract Canyon through Canyonlands National Park is a journey into a spectacular, remote wilderness.  This quality multi-faceted adventure is the ideal balance of serenity, fascination, and exhilaration – it will elevate your life.  Between mid-May and mid-June, Cataract Canyon has some of the biggest and most challenging whitewater in the United States.  This is a thrill seeker's dream, with stunningly powerful rapids. For those seeking “moderate” excitement, trips in late summer feature rapids that are big fun rolling waves.   Spend your days rafting through the pristine Colorado River canyons; as early evening draws near, pull up to a private beach that we will transform into our river hotel.  While guests finish setting up their tents, the guides will set up the kitchen and prepare a delicious dinner.   

At night we will enjoy stories under the starlight as we commiserate with the guides and fellow guests.

Sample Itinerary:

Pre-Trip Orientation: 5:00 pm the day BEFORE departure: We will meet at the Sheri Griffith Expeditions Office, located at 2231 South Highway 191 in Moab. Here you will learn what to expect and prepare for, receive your dry bags, confirm that you have signed Assumption of Risk forms, and get a chance to ask additional questions.

Day 1 7:30 AM -- Meet at Sheri Griffith Expeditions Office 2231 South Highway 191 in Moab. Your bags will be loaded onto the boats, your cars will be parked safely in our fenced and gated yard, and your valuable will be safely stored before you load into the van or bus for the ride to the put-in.

8:00 am -- Depart for Cataract Canyon. There is a 45 minute drive from Moab to the Potash Boat Ramp, where we will start our river journey.

8:30 am -- We will arrive at the Potash Boat Ramp, where we will put on and size the PFDs (Personal Floatation Devices). We will have a brief safety discussion and then board the boats and start our journey.

Mid-day -- We will stop for a "Build Your Own" Sandwich Buffet lunch at one of the beaches along the river.

4:00 pm -- We’ll pull over for the evening and set up camp. Guests will set up their own tents and sleeping gear while the guides work on setting up the kitchen and “living room” and then start dinner. After camp is set up, guests are welcome to play games, explore a bit or relax.

Day 2-5 7:00 am -- First Coffee Call. Everyone starts working on waking up and then packing up your personal items. Guests will start to break camp while the guides prepare a delicious breakfast.

8:00 am -- Breakfast is served. After breakfast we will finish breaking camp and load the boats.

Mid-Day -- We’ll stop for a delicious lunch and possibly a hike or two.

4:00 PM** -- Arrive at camp. Guests will set up camp while the guides start dinner. When your tent is set up, you are welcome to relax or explore as you like.

Day 4 -- Today will be a full day of whitewater excitement! We will run rapids with names like Big Drops, Satan’s Gut and Little Niagara. This evening we’ll celebrate with an anything goes “Dress Up” Party.

Day 5 -- Today we will pass through the final rapids and enter the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Lake Powell. We may have some time for hiking, and we will use a motor to push the final few miles to the take out on Lake Powell.

4:00 PM** -- Land at North Wash boat ramp. Guests and their bags will be transported to the airstrip for the return flight.

5:00 PM** -- Board the planes and head back to Moab. The flight takes about 45 minutes.

6:00 PM** -- Arrive at the Sheri Griffith Expeditions office in Moab.

**The take-out and return times are approximate. Water Conditions, weather and other factors may lead to a later or earlier return time

Click here for more trip information, what to bring, and what to wear



Payment:

  • Payments will be made offline to Trip Leader. Trip is Non-Refundable and only substitutions will be accepted.


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