Specialty Trips for Lifelong Learners

Gunnison Gorge and Dominguez/Escalante Canyons of the Gunnison River, and Ruby and Horsethief Canyons of the Colorado River.

Join art educator Barbara Klema and science educator Sherree Tatum during the beautiful Fall season to explore, contemplate and reflect on the natural history and living systems of western Colorado.

Your experience will be a guided exploration of the river and riparian ecology, including plant and animal identification, as well as history and geology combined with nature journaling and drawing. After describing the unique ecosystems along these Colorado rivers, you'll return home with both new understandings and skills to apply to your own natural setting.

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A single Gunnison Gorge Educational Trip is available Fall 2006:
3 days (August 24 - 26) for $700 per person.

A unique "canyon within a canyon", black granite layers with red sandstones in the Gunnison Gorge Wilderness. It's located within the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area just downstream from the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.

Ten miles northeast of Montrose, the 22,696-acre Gunnison Gorge consists of the 13 miles of the Gunnison River downstream of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument.

Dominguez/Escalante Canyons of the Gunnison
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A single Dominguez/Escalante Educational Trip is available Fall 2006:
4 days (August 31 – September 3) for $600 per person.

Waterfalls and pools mark the entrance of the glistening black schist canyon with brilliant red sandstone walls, gracious cottonwoods, desert bighorn sheep, an endangered cactus, numerous petroglyph panels, and many soaring raptors.

Nature Drawing, Service & Science Discovery Workshop For Children*

In The Mountains & On The River Two trips are available for Fall: 5 Day, 4 Night Camping Trip (July 9 - July 13, and August 6 - August 10) for $300 per person.

These workshops are for children who love nature, adventure, and are interested in learning more about the outdoors. We will create a field sketch book based upon observation of the world around us. We will spend two nights in the mountains and 3 days and 2 nights on the Gunnison River (July) or Colorado River (August). There will also be a service project to help restore a damaged area. Meals from lunch on Monday through lunch on Friday included.

*ages 8 - 16

Ruby and Horsethief Canyons of the Colorado
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A single Ruby and Horsethief Canyons Educational Trip is available Fall 2006:
5 days (September 10 - 14) for $725 per person.

Dramatically exposing geologic faults and folds as it slices through the Uncompaghre Plateau, these canyons on the Colorado River contain some of the last examples of Colorado's native fish. Listen to Canyon Wrens trilling as raptors float above the canyon walls.

Scheduling on Specialty Trips: If you require a trip date other than those listed, contact Peregrine River Outfitters. as soon as possible and we will try to accommodate your itinerary.