Adrenaline Rush

Just minutes from the town of Telluride “The Canyon” section of the San Miguel River offers a wild ride for adrenaline seekers.  We’ll start with going to one specific training spot on the San Miguel River where we’ll learn the fundamentals to control our kayaks. Once we feel comfortable paddling our kayaks from the downstream current  into “eddies”, we will drive 10 ten miles down valley to our put- in.

From the start the San Miguel is swift and continuous so it is crucial that you watch for your guide’s signals and follow his line through the rapids as you go down stream. The entire length of the San Miguel Canyon is 30 miles and can be broken up into an 8 mile 1/2 day or a 20 mile full day. For those who want a  full day of action the second half the day will be slightly more difficult containing class III+ rapids.

If you and your group is showing impressive skills after the morning river section and you’re “chomping at the bit” for the biggest rapids we can go 7 miles up stream from our put-in and run the Sawpit section which is class IV- during peak flows high water!

Kara "crushin it" during her first day on the river