Show green river head of canyon to world whitewater explorers green river since in e the day lay that mal maj mal john rivet wi wes cy y p powell it left lef t here in may 1869 to become the first man to descend the green and colorado rivers from rom this th i wyoming point rivers through ahr u gh the grand G r an d canyon of the colorado has been head 0 of the canyons to whitewater explorers of the world whitt whitewater w t r runners from as far away as france have tackled the job down through the years that have passed since powell such names as galloway holmstrom and have figured prominently tn in river running but it was not until within the past five years that exploration of the canyons became established at green river as a vacation attraction today green river is head of the canyons not only to adventurers seeking to run the canyons of the green upon their own but also to vacation seekers many of whom are for the first time experiencing perien cing the escape from crowds by vacationing on cataract boat trips through the canyons of the green yampa and colorado color ado rivers at green river Is byomin Wyo only river running firm firmi Rey nords canyon expeditions under the leadership of a young man who Is long on river his ills cataract boats specially and sturdily built for 1 0 r white water traveling make a business of taking into auy canyon on the green firehole Fir Fire chole hole flaming gorge horseshoe red lodore desolation and gra gray y canyons and split mountain gorge of the green the yampa canyon on the yampa and even into the grand canyon these trips are on a charter basis with care being taken to group people who have similar int interests re t and ax back backgrounds g rounds to aft as sure compa compatibility tibi y on trips that take the travel traveler ler away way from rom all modem modern communications and con tact for daya days on time ume to follow in the wake of historic river fagre figures boats 0 t s employed have sealed holds that corri combine bine to give buoyancy guests seats and tion against weather and water for supplies and equipment on the green river many famous cataracts including ashley falls upper and lower disa disaster ter trip let and hells half mile anre vis cited and the boats taken through |