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Colorado River Canoeing: Native Plants, Animals, People and Skies with Denver Museum of Nature & Science for Teachers June 29- July 1, 2024
Jun 29 - Jul 1, 2024
Trip Fees
Adult
$525
Kids
$525
Discount*
Student
Deposit**
$100
** Deposits must be made per person.
See QUICK LINKS on the right sidebar for aditional information such as Itinerary, What to Bring, Map, What Makes it Fun, etc.
Immerse yourself for 3 days in the wild and secluded beauty of Western Colorado and Eastern Utah as you float the Ruby Horsethief Canyon section of the Colorado River accompanied by a teacher-trainer and naturalist, Tim Blesse, from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
Explore the interactions that occur every day in nature. See how human activity, past and present, has continuously impacted these native interactions. Hear stories of resilience and survival from our indigenous plants, animals and people who have survived invaders. Visit the world’s second largest concentration of arches as you hike through Rattlesnake Canyon and learn the geologic history of that unique landscape.
Use your experience to:
- Connect your students to their environment in a way that creates an “essential nature literacy” that promotes both cognitive development and responsible citizenship.
- Gain important introductory background knowledge about topics in your science and social studies curricula including resource management, ecology, geology, western history and astronomy.
Family Members & Friends Welcome (must be 12 years old)
Session 1: Onsite Museum Orientation Day 10:00 am – 3:00 pm on June 7, 2024
Although all are welcome at this session, it is only required for participants seeking the optional credit.
Guests who live 100 miles or more from the museum may join this session by Zoom, link will be sent prior to event.
Session 2: 3 Day/2 Night River Field Course: June 29th, 30th and July 1st
GRADE:
For K-12 educators
COST: $525
Price Includes: canoes, guides and safety equipment, meals and beverages on the river, materials and university credit
Price does NOT include: transportation to and from the river, meals when not on the river, lodging or campsite costs night before put-in, tips for river guides
OPTIONAL CREDIT: 2.0 graduate level re-licensure credits (included in price of the course)
Visit Denver Museum of Nature and Science website to learn more!
This spectacular canyon country of the Colorado Plateau, including Ruby and Horsethief Canyons, features majestic walls of red sandstone and offers some of the best canoeing in Colorado. The river is gentle with occasional small Class I+ rapids to add spice to the journey (Class I is easy and Class V is difficult). Roads do not bound this portion of the river and the steep-walled canyons are accessible only from the river, giving the area a true wilderness setting.
You’ll be amazed at stands of shiny granite sculpted by water through the ages while paddling or floating in your life jacket past the remnants of ancient metamorphic rock, called Black Rock. Camping along the river’s banks and exploring a deep box canyon will leave you awed by the immensity of geologic time and the silence of the wilderness. This is BIG COUNTRY and a geologist’s paradise. Many of our educational classes focus on this area. This stretch of river near Grand Junction, CO, is ideal for canoeing. The Colorado River canoe trip is 26 miles.
