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Durango Silverton Train passing above the Animas River in Colorado

3 Reasons to Ride the Durango Train One Way

If you’re on the fence about whether to ride the Durango Silverton train one-way, or do the whole kit and caboodle through the astounding wilderness of the Animas River Canyon, you’ve chugged yourself over to the right place! It’s no secret that the Durango train is one of most scenic

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Durango to Telluride in a Day – For San Miguel Rafters

Durango to Telluride in a Day – For San Miguel Rafters  For Durango visitors who want to check out Telluride for the day (and partake in the righteous rafting supplied by the San Miguel River nearby) here’s a few how-to’s for enjoying the journey.  How far is Telluride from Durango? 

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wide shot of the colorado river bending in Canyonlands - Red rock

Each Rafting Section of the Colorado River Explained

“If you really love something, you want to see all of it, not just the most beautiful parts of it.” – Mike and Jenny Fiebig, River Advocates who spent five months paddling the entirety of the Colorado River Like any river, the Colorado begins with a small trickle. Birthed from

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Silverton Durango Train - Mild to Wild

Trails and Rails Trip – A Photo Story 

When you sign up for a Trails & Rails trip with us, you best get ready for the ride of your life, especially with fall colors arriving. A brief synopsis of how this trip works, is the first half of the trip (shuttle and Jeep tour) is hosted by Mild

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Desolation Canyon - Woman Pointing at Scenery on Boat - Mild to Wild

A Desolation Canyon Photo Story

Desolation Canyon falls into the far reaches of Utah’s most remote wilderness study area. The rare refuge gives much-needed space for migrating bison, free roaming mustangs, Big horned sheep, black bears, and many other desert fauna to go about their business uninterrupted. In that, the name of this growing canyon

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durango silverton train-durango colorado-mild to wild rafting

How to Book the Trails and Rails Package

If you’re looking for a jaw dropping, gobsmacking, dare we say downright stupefyingly scenic day in the San Juan Mountains, Trails and Rails is the topnotch way to see the tiptop sites between Durango and Silverton. The Trails and Rails package combines a cliff-hugging cruise from Durango and Silverton, followed

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Medium shot of mild to wild raft going through rapids on the Salt River Arizona

6 Things to Know about Rafting the Salt River

Looking for things to know about rafting the Salt River? Welp, we got the know-how you need! The Salt River is one of the most elusive whitewater rafting trips in the United States. Unlike its real big sister canyon up north, you the one— the Salt still manages to flow

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