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Gunnison River Canoeing: Star Gazing with Riggs & Roddy

Jul 28 - 30, 2017

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Trip Fees

Adult

$420

Kids

Discount*

Student

Deposit**

$100

** Deposits must be made per person.

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Friends of Jared Riggs and Caleb Roddy are welcome on this private star gazing trip. Tito Salas, our astronomer, has been offering this trip for years and it’s always a huge success. Tito makes astronomy interesting and most of all FUN. Away from all the city lights, the wilderness night sky is unbelievably clear allowing us to gaze at the constellations, Milky Way, and maybe galaxies beyond! Tito is offering a free night at Fiske Planetarium for customers & friends of customers on Tuesday, July 25, from 7:30 to 9 pm. Here is the info (PDF).

As an added benefit, your dinners, drinks and appetizers will be catered by Jared and Caleb, owners of the Wing Hut. Sure to be a big hit!

Canoeing in Colorado on the Gunnison River will spark your sense of adventure with opportunities for hiking and exploring, floating in your lifejacket and camping along the river’s edge. During this Colorado canoe trip covering 31 miles, you will be dwarfed by high walls of red sandstone and shale deposited during the age of the dinosaurs. These canyons in the Colorado Plateau are truly magnificent and not soon forgotten. Massive cottonwoods stand on many river bends supporting the huge nests of blue herons, hawks and eagles. You may hike into Dominguez Canyon, Colorado’s newest designated Wilderness Area, one of the most beautiful stops on the river. Hiking into the canyon will reveal deep, cool swimming holes, waterfalls and many ancient Indian petroglyphs (rock art panels).