So here we are, it's finally our last day in Moab. Bluebird day and
we're taking off on the Westwater River. No we're taking off on the Colorado
River, this is the Westwater section of the Colorado River. You sure about that?
I am sure about that and this is a full day trip that Moab Adventure Center
offers and it is a fitting end to our adventures here because it is a big and
intense stretch. Yes intense stretch and it's specifically this year with all the
snowpack and spring runoff it's super intense high water levels. So we're just
gonna roll with it and see what happens but we will be wet very very wet.
That sounded super awkward. Creepy? Yeah a little bit. Okay.
Westwater Canyon is just over the Utah Colorado border. Removed from the heart of Moab.
This stretch of the Colorado River can get pretty wild with rapids such as
sock it to me, funnel falls and skull rapid. This Canyon is a remnant of a 4.2
billion year old mountain range comprised of this otherworldly rock
layer called the schist. All right for you geology nerds like my Uncle Tim
who's a raft guide this is called the schist.
the schist Derek? The schist. This is apparently some of the oldest rock
exposed on planet earth it's 1.7 billion years old and it's found three places in
the world one is Westwater Canyon, two are parts of the Grand Canyon, and three
is somewhere in India we're not sure where but pretty cool it's this black
shiny rock here the schist.
Well skull got kind of crazy. Oh yeah. When we hit it I was on this side of the raft
you're on this side of the raft and we high-sided flipped up like this so I'm
looking down at Jon down there we set back down and as soon as that happened
Derek started to grab the oars. I grabbed my camera out of the box boom boom boom and
somehow managed to turn around and start shooting just in time to see the boat
behind us completely flip. Stuff does happen and that's why you do it it's
exciting right and so it was I think a positive experience. This family is gonna
share that story for the rest of their entire lives and and that's why you have
good guides but that was pretty much the punctuation mark want our Moab
experience. Quick recap Chad what did we do this week. Well let me tell you Jon
we started off with a scenic flight tour then we did the sunset Hummer safari
then we went rappelling then we went stand-up paddleboarding on the Colorado
River then we went Jeep trekking through the
wilderness basically then we went on the colorado river rafting then we went rock
climbing then we went to Arches National Park
then we went canyoneering then we went ziplining then we did a one hour jet boat
and then we did a one-hour spin and splashed where you get wet jet boat tour
two jet boats and then we did horseback riding and then we did mountain biking
and we finished it off with the big water today on Westwater Canyon on the
Colorado River and there's two national parks there's so much to do and you can
book all these trips through Moab Adventure Center. You can book five day
trips that we didn't even touch yet, there's so much to do obviously Moab is an
outdoor mecca so if you want to experience Moab for yourself check out
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