This white water video footage was shot on April 23, 2011. We had families, couples and business partners out for some whitewater adventure. The weather was cloudy and cool but we provide the splash gear for your comfort.

Watch it here, or go to New Wave’s You Tube Channel at  http://www.youtube.com/user/NewWaveRafting#g/a for more of our videos covering all our trips and activities.

The Rio Grande river water level is currently suitable for funyaks. Are you on the athletic side? Swim good? Want some additional action? Ask for a funyak (at no additional cost).

Funyaking on the Racecourse white water stretch of the Rio Grande river

What kind of business? White water rafting, of course! The air temps are now in the 70s, and the water temperature is 60 degrees. Come on out!

Open for business at our New Wave headquarters.

We chose to spend $13,000 on a great van, instead of insuring our bus fleet for $11,000. If an $11,000 premium doesn’t seem expensive (and excessive) to you, it does to us. The State of New Mexico newly requires us to obtain coverage in the amount of $5,000,000 on buses, hence that outrageous premium. So, for this summer at least, our customers will be riding to and from their Rio Grande river white water raft trips in air-conditioned vans only.

Our new 2006 Ford van

We’re sorry that we don’t have a photo for you, but today was our first otter sighting! Britt Huggins and his crew were able to observe an otter for a good 10 minutes, while in the course of their Racecourse white water trip. Otters were re-introduced to the Rio Grande river a few years ago, and appear to be doing very well. One sometimes also sees beavers, muskrats, herons, eagles, ducks, geese, colorful songbirds and more along this highly scenic stretch of river.

Opening day AM Race Course crew were gung-ho and ready. They hailed from Seattle, so a bit of inclement weather was right up their alley.

The Morning Crew

Opening day PM Race Course crew were into it from the get go. They worked really hard and were rewarded with great barbecue from Sugars.

The Afternoon Crew

This video short shows from a white water river guide’s perspective, the proper way to navigate The Slot. This tight maneuver, in Big Rocks Rapid, on the Race Course section of the Rio Grande River, is but a small portion of the white water rafting available In the Santa Fe and Taos area. Visit the New Wave Rafting Co. website at http://newwaverafting.com/ and come have a rafting adventure.

Our tulips have been up for a while, and the willows are leafing out. We expect our first trip to take place on 4/19, but we’re awful glad that we’re not rafting today, because it’s in the fifties and the wind is howling. Spring is always windy in New Mexico, and this Spring it has really been blowing, with gusts up to 50 mph over the last few days. Of course, the wind always blows upstream, which makes getting a raft downstream particularly troublesome. That’s why we always wait until the last half of April to open. Otherwise, the irrigators in Colorado are already beginning to divert water out of the Rio Grande, so the river is now low and will remain so until the melt starts up in the headwaters. This year our snowpack is at 80% of average, which will shorten our Taos Box season. Our other trips (Rio Grande Gorge, Racecourse, Float) will, as always, run all summer. Hope to see you soon!

Our tulips have been up for a week or so.

Just clink the link and enjoy the excitement.

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See Yah this summer,

Britt