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Backcountry shuttle service Outfitting private flat water canoe trips On the Green and Colorado Rivers Since 1958
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Oh you thought it was over? Its never over. Now that the river season has come to an end, it's time to winterize the fleet!
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Our shuttle vehicles drive thousands of miles of bumpy, dusty, muddy dirt roads every season. We use ford e-350 vans for their towing capacity and rugged body-on-frame construction. Even though they're dependable, we try to keep them that way with a rigorous maintenance schedule.
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We give the vans a thorough deep cleaning, inside and out. Then we give them a full tune up, replacing all fluids and filters. We address any mechanical problems, and check over all the emergency equipment and recovery gear.
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Our theory is simple: if you take care of your rigs, your rigs will take care of you.
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If you own an e350 and are curious what our full winterization protocol is, comment "rig check" and we'll send you the full checklist 👌
05 Nov 2026
We just unloaded our last jetboat of the 2026 season!
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If we transported you or outfitted your river trip this year, thank you very much. If you didn't make it out this year, just know there's always next year!
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We'll be winterizing and shutting down all the boats and vehicles, then we'll be in the office through the winter.
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Thank you to all our customers, and especially to our hardworking crew. See ya in the spring!
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📸 credit for 1st photo: @dirttrailswanted
02 Nov 2026
With all the recent rain we've been having, lots of creeks and drainages are flowing into the main stem of the Colorado.
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When this happens, they deposit sediment, gravel and rocks into the river. This can lead to dynamic changes in the channel, as well as interesting things like sand waves!
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Sand waves are a rare, ephemeral phenomenon where water flows quickly over a substrate that moves with the flow - like sand or fine gravel. The waves themselves will move as the substrate changes, causing the waves to pop up randomly, or even walk upstream.
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These sand waves were spotted from the jet boat on river left, just below Indian Creek on the Colorado River. The flow coming out of Indian Creek is unknown, but the flow in the Colorado at the time was around 14,000 cfs.
28 Oct 2026
We recently wrapped up a seven-night trip down the Green River through Stillwater Canyon to its confluence with the Colorado River, completing our journey of following the Green, mostly by vehicle, from its headwaters in Wyoming to where it meets the Colorado deep in the heart of the Colorado Plateau.
Ironically, this journey began with the goal of documenting drought, water conditions, and water use in the West. Instead, during our time on the river, Christina and I experienced one of the wettest stretches we've ever spent in the desert as a series of storms rolled through the region.
The resulting rains sent rivers rising throughout the area, with estimated flows just below the confluence reaching approximately 20,000 cubic feet per second by the final days of our trip.
Thankfully, we had pushed downstream and finished the paddling portion of our trip ahead of the worst of the storms. We spent our last few days in camp watching the river continue to rise. What we hadn't anticipated was trading the swift water for a night of nearly constant rockfall, as the relentless rain loosened rocks from the canyon walls and sent them tumbling toward the river.
Farther downstream, these same storms sent an extraordinary surge of water into Lake Powell, with particularly significant contributions coming from the San Juan River. Inflows reached approximately 65,000 cubic feet per second, the second-highest daily inflow recorded for the month of October since the reservoir began filling in 1963. By late October, the lake had risen more than 11 feet from its September low, bringing it to approximately 23% full, still less than a quarter of its total capacity.
While very different from what I expected when this project began, the experience has been a wonderful example of the unpredictable nature of water in the West. It often seems to be feast or famine.
Huge thank you to @texsriverways for making this part of the journey possible! They outfitted us for the trip and arranged a jet boat shuttle out of Spanish Bottom, allowing us to spend a full week exploring and photographing Stillwater Canyon without having to continue downstream through the much rowdier water!
28 Oct 2026
It's been raining out here!
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Good news though, we haven't missed a jetboat pickup due to weather since 1958.
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See you on the water 👋
23 Oct 2026
Planning a river trip involves making a lot of decisions.
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Arguably the most important is: which boat should I take?
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There's pros and cons to all of them, but for the flatwater rivers around southeast Utah, the canoe reigns supreme. (Ok, maybe we're a little biased 💅)
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Check out our latest blog post to get the full run-down on choosing the best vessel for a flatwater river trip in southeast Utah.
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Click the link in our bio to get to our website, then click the "our blog" tab in the top right corner. Or click the link in our story!
19 Oct 2026
Tis the season
17 Oct 2026
With all the rain in Moab lately, you might be wondering how we handle the roads when they get muddy, especially the infamous mineral bottom switchbacks!
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If the road is passable with 4WD and tire chains, then we just drive the shuttle as normal - with lots of extra cleaning at the end of the day (see the video on the last slide). "Road passability" is entirely up to the driver of the shuttle and their judgement of how their vehicle will handle road conditions that can deteriorate rapidly.
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If the road is not passable and we have trips launching at Mineral Bottom, then we give those trips the option of putting in at the potash boat ramp on the Colorado River. It's the same permit and same jetboat pickup, just a different put-in location.
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If the road is not passable and we have trips being picked up at Mineral Bottom, then we drive to the top of the switchbacks and hike down to meet the trips being picked up. They're given the option of hiking out with us and leaving their gear behind to be retrieved later, or remaining with their boats and gear until the road dries.
15 Oct 2026
One more month of river shuttles.
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Could be you!
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Give us a call!
07 Oct 2026
That thin layer of fog on the surface of the river this time of year has a name! Well, it actually has a few names. Sea smoke, steam fog, evaporation fog, and frost smoke, to name a few.
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It occurs when the water temp is higher than the air temp, which is true in the early mornings this time of year. As the warm air on the surface of the water mixes with the colder night air above, the warm air cools rapidly and condensation occurs. This condensation remains in the zone where those different air temps are mixing, which is low and close to the surface of the water.
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It creates a lovely steaming effect, usually more pronounced in the cooler, shadier corners of the canyon. It's a fascinating meteorological phenomenon, and a welcome sign that the cooler fall temps are starting to arrive.
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Has your local river started steaming yet? What's the sea smoke called where you live?
02 Oct 2026
The foliage doesn't look like this......yet 😎
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We love fall trips. Warm days, cool crisp nights, hot coffee, and cold river water. Yes, please.
26 Sep 2026
Our jetboat drives down the Colorado River to pick up canoers that have paddled down the Green River. We pick them up so that they don't have to paddle through Cataract Canyon. But what if your entire objective is to paddle Cataract Canyon?
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Oh man, have I got some good news for you.
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Leave Moab at 7am
Get on our jetboat at 8am
Paddle into the first rapid of Cataract Canyon at 10am
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Could it get any easier?
23 Sep 2026
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