The Sleeping Beauty Wave!
The Sleeping Beauty Wave is found on the Racecourse section of the Rio Grande, and is guaranteed to get you wet, as you can see in this video. The Racecourse half-day trip is offered twice a day, at 9m AM and 1 PM. It is also the afternoon portion of the full-day Rio Grande Gorge […]
Spring Arrives On The Rio
Spring Arrives On The Rio. New leaves and flowers on the trees, brand-new families of Canada geese, songbirds and the river rising mark the beginning of Spring. And this is a special Spring, because, following last year’s drought, we have had an abundance of snow and rain this winter. The mountains are still full of […]
Bighorn Sheep At Roadside
I came across these bighorn sheep as I was driving uphill from Taos Junction Bridge (Rt 567). They are very tame, and will often stay in place as you drive slowly up to them. The top photo is a downstream view into the Orilla Verde Recreation Area stretch of the Rio Grande del Norte National […]
New Wave Women Guides Recognized
[envira-gallery id=”2845″] New Wave Women Guides Recognized. The Taos News recently published “Taos Women”, a special edition magazine. An article entitled “Rough Riders” discussed women Rio Grande rafting guides. The article included the above photos of Kathy Miller, co-owner of New Wave Rafting Co, and guides Cathy Jo Robison and Karen House, along with the […]
Bighorn Sheep and Channel Fill
Bighorn Sheep and a “channel fill” are seen in this arresting photo by Britt Runyon (below), taken in the Taos Box portion of the Rio Grande Gorge. “What’s a channel fill?”, you say? OK, I’ll explain. But first, I need to discuss the geologic history of the Rio Grande Gorge. In this part of gorge, the […]
Steve Miller Publishes “The Salt River”, an iBook
“The Salt River, a Photo Journey and Visual Guide” , by Steve Miller, joins “The Grand, the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, a Photo Journey and Visual Guide, together showcasing Arizona’s two most sought-after river trips. Like the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, the Salt River is unique.
Racecourse High Water
Racecourse High Water, May, 18 2017. Our friends from Baylor University, in Waco, Texas, returned for a Racecourse trip, and enjoyed high water … and cool temps! They, of course, survived. The river is running at 3300 cfs today, making the Racecourse a Class 4 run.
High Water and Rising, May 11, 2017
High Water and Rising, May 11, 2017. The Rio Grande was running at 3400 cfs yesterday, May 11, 2017. Today it is at 3600 cfs, and continuing to rise. This is an exciting level, and makes the normally Class III Racecourse a Class IV run. Here is a shot of a New Wave raft at […]
Guide Training Program On the Rio Grande
Guide Training Program On the Rio Grande Racecourse, New Mexico Today, on the last day of the instructional phase of our Guide Training Program (GTP), the candidates are practicing on the Racecourse stretch of the Rio Grande, near Taos, NM. On their second run, I took the following movies at three rapids: Big Rocks, Sleeping […]
Wild Roses Along the Racecourse
Wild Roses Along the Racecourse. It’s that time of year again, when the wild roses bloom along the Racecourse. Their fragrance beats domesticated roses hands down.