Dan and Ellen (Ellen is above enjoying the river) called us after they had rented mules with Dirk from Red River Stables. They were headed down to the Middle Box section of the river on the Cebolla Mesa Trail and they had an extra mule and were wondering if we wanted to tag along and do the shuttle. Of course we agreed and we sent some of our rookie and second year guides along who had not seen this section of the river before. A wonderful day was had by all!
The Middle Box is a Wilderness Section of the Rio Grande river in the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. From a commercial standpoint only 2 companies can launch in that section of the river on a daily basis, which means that you will not see another soul on that section of the river except for the other people in your own group. This trip is perfect for lower water when the Taos Box is no longer running, it does start with a short hike no matter which of the three trails you take and then a beautiful day floating and paddling on the river.
As Dan said in an e-mail to us "it was exciting to be packed into the river by mules and the river was incredibley beautiful!! The rapids were fun and there were several; nothing to overwhelming but entertaining. The guides that we floated with were excellent and very capable. A big thanks to Che, Anna, Marilee, Colonel Travis and Evan!! We look forward to boating with Los Rios again! Thanks for a memorable day, Dan and Ellen!"
Our guides had a great day on the Middle Box Adventure!!!
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