The Durango – Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad: Train Car and Seating Options The Durango Train is a must-do when visiting town. It offers views of some of the most scenic areas in the southwest and is one of the last locomotives in the US that runs on a steam powered engine. Once you’ve committed to […]

Getting a Lay of the Land: Distances to All Our Major Trips With so many adventure trips with locations all over the southwest, it can get a bit tricky visualizing their proximities. Read on to get a better idea of how close our trips are to one another!   Salt River The Salt River is […]

The Yampa River Surrounding the great Dinosaur National Monument lies the beautiful flowing Yampa River. This river has a very unique and successful story of preservation. The incredibly remarkable thing about this river is that it is Colorado’s last free-flowing river, meaning it is left in its natural state with no modifications. Because of this, […]

Multi-day raft trips are an extremely fun way to get out and enjoy the outdoors in beautiful places. Here, we have some suggestions for truly the best places to spend a few days rafting and relaxing, all over the US!   Yampa River – Colorado The Yampa River is full of whitewater fun that takes […]

If you’re thinking of going on a rafting trip but have a few concerns that might be holding you back, we have some reassuring answers for you. So learn about how to be prepared and join Mild to Wild on one of our amazing Southwest river trips. What to Wear Many people are concerned with […]

Both the Upper and Lower sections of the Animas River flow right through the heart of the San Juan Mountains along and provide some of the most raging and fun-filled rafting in Colorado. The Animas River is the backbone of Southwest Colorado, specifically Durango. The locals take extra caution to care for the Animas River […]

Dolores River Rafting is back! For the first time in over a decade the Dolores River will receive consistent flow releases from McPhee reservoir. That means consistent rafting on this extremely special and unique river. A true classic western river, the Dolores is on par with the greats: the Grand Canyon, the Salmon River and […]

Fall is here! With the cooler temperatures bringing in the end of summer, the most recognizable way to know that winter is on it’s way in is the trees changing colors. Colorado has spectacular fall colors into the rugged mountains to make an incredible fall trip.   Take a Fall Colors Jeep Tour     Climb […]

The Most Extreme Whitewater Rafting in the US Looking for a whitewater rafting adventure that you’ll be thinking about long after you’ve peeled off the wetsuit? Perhaps ones that come with drops that suspend you in an adrenaline-induced euphoria? Holes the size of your car? Waves so imposing that they crash in slow motion? Enough […]

  On August 25th in 1916, with great foresight, Woodrow Wilson signed the National Park Service into existence. It was this act that created the famous mission statement of the National Park Service: “To conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife therein to provide for the enjoyment of the same […]