We are a small guide owned and operated company offering adventure travel and whitewater rafting in Oregon, California, Idaho, Arizona, Alaska and beyond.
You will enjoy world-class river and adventure travel trips with a handcrafted quality and attention to detail, a focus on friendliness, personal service and comfort, and one of the most experienced (and friendly) guide staff’s in the world.
We offer trips ranging from mild to heart-pounding, from half-day trips to 12-day wilderness adventures, from remote and rarely run expedition-style trips to some of the most comfortable river trips in the world; most are off the beaten path, and all offer incredible scenery. Our multi-day trips are done with our comfortable and innovative wilderness camping (something we are well known for), lodges, or our unique and award-winning ‘safari-style’ luxury camping. No matter the place or style, all of our trips are a mix of service, relaxation, excitement, and wild beauty – a chance to step out of civilization for a short time and step into a more simple and uncomplicated life. Whether you’re a first-timer or an experienced paddler, join us for a river trip like no other.
Visit our About Us and Why Momentum pages to learn more or Choose a Rafting Trip with our interactive rivers map.
Just you and your group. We specialize in putting together custom, charter, luxury camping, and private trips on our regularly run rivers, on rarely rafted rivers, and on combinations of rivers. Charter trips are a passion and something we have become well known for. Close to half of our trips are... learn more
An epic journey back to the ice age down a river forgotten by time. A trip through the Earth’s biggest non-polar ice cap and the world’s largest protected wilderness area - It has been called one of the last truly wild river systems & National Geographic named it the world’s #1 river trip.
learn moreA journey through the largest wilderness area in the lower 48 states on a river with a timelessness and mountain grandeur that is matched by few. It is a multi-sport trip of a lifetime that combines a perfect beach vacation with the solitude, beauty, & excitement of a mountain whitewater river.
learn moreHells Canyon of the Snake carves the deepest gorge in North America and is one of the West’s most famous river trips. It offers a rare combination of beauty, excitement, comfortable camping, & approachable ‘big water’ rapids - and it is loved by both seasoned river runners & first timers.
learn moreHike Oregon’s world famous Rogue River Trail European trekking style - with lodge to lodge comfort, raft support (you only carry a daypack), & gourmet food & local wines. The trip is active, comfortable, & one of the most unique ways to experience one of the countries iconic wilderness river canyons.
learn moreJoin us on a unique, chef hosted, active, farm to table style, wilderness gourmet river trip. Called “The best meal in the middle of nowhere” and featured in Sunset Magazine and the Oregonian. Trips designed to connect people with nature, good food, elevated hospitality, and adventure.
learn moreThe West Coasts premier spring run - one of the most spectacular class V trips in the country. Combine a remote & extremely beautiful canyon, unique & comfortable pop-up glamping (a wood-fired sauna!), & unequaled class IV-V whitewater. This is a unique & world-class, high-adventure trip.
learn moreThe combo of exciting & abundant whitewater, wilderness solitude, world-class camping, the desert sun in spring, & granite gorges cutting through the exotic Saguaro Cactus forests of Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, makes it like no other river trip on earth. ‘Arizona’s other Grand Canyon’
learn moreCombine big summer whitewater rafting, a beautiful high desert canyon cut through the Sierra foothills, & an ultra-comfortable ‘safari style’ backcountry camp (think glamping). Based on our award winning Klamath River Safari it is 2 days of whitewater & luxury camping on one the finest Class IV rivers in the West – there is no trip like it in the U.S.
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It is mid-February and our Salt River season is a go! We only get a Salt season about half of the years and we have and we have some open spaces during the prime weeks. The Salt River, ‘Arizona’s other Grand Canyon’, is one of the most spectacular and unique... learn more
Join us for the last season on the Upper Klamath. A Sunset Travel Award Finalist & one of “Ten Once-in-a-Lifetime Cascadian Journeys” by Portland Monthly – Combine big summer whitewater, a comfortable ‘safari style’ backcountry camp (think glamping), & options for mountain biking, running, and inflatable kayaking – there is... learn more
