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Please ask us about the following:
- The Catwalk
- Historic Mogollon
- Motorcycle Route Planning
- Horseback Riding / Outfitting
- River Running
- The Glenwood Airport
- Hiking
- Trail Rides and Pack Trips: a few hours, a half day or longer. Leah Jones will outfit your party and take you on some spectacular adventures. GilaWildernessVentures.com
I will be happy to book your trip for you or you may contact Leah directly at her website or by calling 505-539-2800. Remember to reserve a pool at Sundial Springs to soak those unexpected muscles after the ride!
- Massage. We have a couple of great masseuses in the area. Please let me know of your needs and I will be happy to book a massage for you. the rates vary, but are ususally around $40.00-50.00 per hour.
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Desert rivers can be challenging.
They are not for the inexperienced boater.
Randy Fabrese, professional river guide of Colorado River fame designs and builds custom one person inflatables specially designed for the Gila and San Francisco Rivers.
The boats in these photos are examples of his work.
He may be contacted at
supersalve.com
505-539-2768 |
Preparing for
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The Run
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| Important Feedback from Recent Visitors: |
Please warn any boater starting this run that the way things are now, that it's anything but a leisurely float. From the years of no-major-floods the trees have grown in the channel, beavers have cut the trees into the channel, trees have fallen into the channel, trees trees trees.
First off, anyone with boats much bigger than ours will find the channels too narrow, and the duck-unders too low, meaning a lot of portage.
A small folding saw is sometimes a help.
Boaters should be good enough to catch small eddies in fast current and offside eddies at blind corners.
Also a hazard is the Martinez dam. Randy knew the slot, but anyone new should scout on the right.
A fence 2 or 3 miles below the ranch is also a bad one. Can't see it till you're right on it, and it's in a tight , fast channel. Whee !
4-21-04
R.G.
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