Earth River must be to outdoor adventures what Walt Disney is to children´s entertainment. The creative power and ingenuity behind the four camps was extrordinary, and then carrying out the process to actually build them. It´s not just the beautiful wooden structures and bridges but how they enhance what nature put there. The final camp, Mapu Leufu, with that incredible 360 degree view from the top of the cliff where we ate dinner of the Grand Teton like towers rising out of the turquoise river one way and the Alp like, snow capped peaks the other, will be with me the rest of my life. Oh, yeah, there were a few other incredible activities like canyoneering, climbing, Rappelling and whitewater rafting.
Inferno Canyon, Terminador and Himalayas were incredible. Magic Carpet ride and Casa de Piedra also stand out in my mind. Casa Piedra is everything you could want in a rapids with seven or eight must moves followed by a huge wave train. I must say, I enjoyed the two days off the river, hiking up to tree House Camp and climbing at rappeling off the Tower at least as much as the whitewater. The hike to Tree House Camp was a great workout and spectacular. Seeing Cave Camp from the trail overlook was amazing. The rope traverse across Zeta Rapid was incredible and the zip line was a blast coming back. In fact, I went off the zip line two more times before I went over and jumped off the cliff jump. I’ve been on a lot of rivers and have had some great vacations, but this trip has been better than all of my past experiences combined.
