White River Rafting

Hughes said there are other popular options, too. His mother-daughter and father-son river trips have become very popular. He also offers a "Man-cation" trip for men only that is attracting a lot of attention.

"And, we're doing more all-women trips. Our women guides take these trips, and they've become quite popular in recent years," he added.

"We're also seeing where people are coming back and running with people they met on previous trips. River trips tend to bring people together."

Also this summer, as a result of the weakening American dollar, river companies are seeing an increase in the number of customers from outside the country.

Cataract is, of course, not the only popular Utah whitewater trip. Westwater and Desolation are also high adventure rafting trips.

Many of those coming into Utah, though, have heard about Moab and the Colorado River. And, many of those were waiting for the right time and the right year for good flows — and this is it.

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