More than 28,000 people a year take a rafting trip down the Colorado River through all or some of the Grand Canyon, but it takes considerable prep work if you're going to make a private, unguided ...

The author traveled on a 16-day rafting expedition down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon and spent time at the oars learning to row. (Courtesy Samuel Streeter) ...

Bringing the right gear is arguably the most important part of preparing for any multi-day river trip—and even more so if it’s multi-week. You can save yourself a lot of grief and wasted space ...

Whitewater rafting down the Colorado River through Grand Canyon in July 2012 was accomplished with the help of five boatloads of biology, botany and geology experts was a little daunting. Kind of ...

Rafting the Grand Canyon's Colorado River is a bucket-list adventure for most outdoor and travel enthusiasts. Colorado paddlers must reach Diamond Creek in 16 days from Lees Ferry, and trying to ...

The Colorado River is the heart and soul of Grand Canyon. Without it, the Grand Canyon would be just another quiet stretch of land rolling through northern Arizona. Instead, the river has cut a mile ...

Rafting the Grand Canyon. This month's great read, selected by our editors: Two brothers set out to paddle the Grand Canyon's threatened Colorado River, requiring a steady oar and a surge of courage.

August 15, 1869: The red sandstone cliffs rose more than 2,000 feet on either side, shutting out the sun for most of the day, while before us the mighty river, lashed to a foam, rushed on with inde… ...

The U.S. Whitewater Rafting Team trains on its custom-built raft in December on the Colorado River. The team was on pace for a record descent of the 277-mile canyon last weekend when a wave broke ...

August 15, 1869: The red sandstone cliffs rose more than 2,000 feet on either side, shutting out the sun for most of the day, while before us the mighty river, lashed to a foam, rushed on with inde… ...