The sign on the left of the river warned of the rapids to come. We were as prepared as we could be, having heard about the intense Class 4+ whitewater that we would encounter after reaching the confluence of the Colorado and Green Rivers in Utah’s Cataract Canyon. The water level was high, which meant the rapids would be fast and turbulent…and exciting! The wave train started with some fun rapids, then it was time to “buckle up” for the mile-long siege, where the rapids come in quick succession, with frothing rocks, eddies, holes and other boat-chomping features to avoid. It was a wild roller coaster that became even wilder once we encountered the infamous trio of Big Drop rapids. Here the river drops over thirty feet in less than three-quarters of a mile.

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