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Why You Need to Book a River Rafting Adventure This Spring

Imagine being amidst the beautiful Rocky Mountain scenery and rafting down some intense and extreme rapids or just floating along some easier sections of whitewater.  The sights and sounds of river rafting are thrilling. Few aspects make springtime river rafting more amazing than during any other time of the year. For adventure lovers, spring is…

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May 23, 2022

Exciting Things to Do in Colorado This Summer

Colorful Colorado offers plenty of opportunities for exciting summer fun. Regardless of whether you want to spend your summer adventuring or just taking in the gorgeous scenery, there is something for everyone in this diverse state. If you are trying to find ways to create incredible memories with your family, then you must consider water…

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April 18, 2022

The Power & the Glory Crystal Rapid 1983

The Power and Glory – A Piece of History! The Power and the Glory poster shows Crystal Rapid in the Grand Canyon flowing at 90,000 CFS in July 1983. This section of the Colorado River had not seen flows like this since the completion of Glen Canyon Dam in 1963. With Climate Change and…

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March 11, 2022

There was a boy in the tropics……

There was a boy who lived near the jungle and a river – It changed my life! by Rey Vargas – Native of Costa Rica Let me tell you my story…. as a boy in Costa Rica.  I lived in a small town near the now ‘capital of river rafting in Costa Rica.  My town…

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January 28, 2022

Fly Fishing Tips to Improve Your Mental and Physical Health

Did you know that fly fishing can actually enhance your health? From strengthening your body to managing your emotions, there is so much that this relaxing hobby can do. If you want to learn more — including a few more tips for beginners — Dvorak Raft & Fishing Expeditions invites you to read on! Teach…

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October 12, 2021

The Second-Best Month? By, Jack Bombardier

  The Second-Best Month? By, Jack Bombardier When I was a kid, my favorite month of the year was June, mainly because it is when school let out.  (This was way back in the Before Times when “school” was an activity held in an actual building you had to walk to, and not on a…

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April 29, 2021

The Two Weeks that Changed My Life.

When we pulled ashore on my first day of raft guide training on the North Platte, I was assigned the task of helping set up for lunch. There were Oreo cookies for dessert, the kind that come in a container with an easy-open, resealable flap on top. The packaging explained, in writing just slightly smaller…

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January 6, 2021

A Friend’s Gift of the Gunnison River Gorge

By Bill Dvorak Dvorak Expeditions Est. 1969 I first ran the “Gunny Gorge” in June 1982.  A friend, Tom Beck, who was the chief Black Bear Biologist for the Colorado Department of Wildlife, convinced me, and my buddy Randy to have a look at this incredible gorge.  Tom thought I should start…

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September 1, 2020

Watching for Risers in A Changed World

by Jack Bombardier Last night I ended my day as I often do, out in the backyard watching for risers. Sixteen years ago, through a combination of luck, timing and perseverance, my wife and I were able to buy a house on six acres of land beside the Upper Colorado River. Living next to…

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June 30, 2020

Echoes of the Final Miracle

Green River: Sand Wash – Swasey’s Rapid October 8 – 11, 2018 IN MY LIFE: There are places I’ll remember All my life, though some have changed Some forever not for better Some have gone and some remain All these places have their moments With lovers and friends I still can recall Some are dead…

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June 19, 2020

DVORAK’S RESPONSE TO COVID-19 FOR FUTURE BOOKINGS & ADJUSTMENTS 2020

OFFERING RAFTING TRIPS ON (7) SELECTED RIVERS JUNE 1ST FORWARD | WATERSPORT RENTALS – ALL CRAFTS AND GEAR IN COLORADO’S (Arkansas River Valley) & SHUTTLES FOR PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL OUTFITTERS CUSTOM FLOAT FISHING TRIPS ON Gold Medal waters!  SPECIALTY Teenage Whitewater Skills Camp 15 days  SWIFTWATER RESCUE AND TECHNICAL ROPE RESCUE COURSES www.dvorakexpeditions.com READY FOR…

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May 19, 2020

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March 25, 2020