Astra_Wanderlust
Nov 2020
5 stars for the Big Bend Boating and Hiking team for being prompt, knowledgeable, and fun, while maintaining focus, professionalism, and protecting guests. I joined a day float this past Saturday on the Rio Grande down the stunning Colorado Canyon. COVID19 safety precautions are in place and include mask requirements when indoors, in cars, or close quarters outside, and body temperatures were scanned upon arrival when we signed the waivers. Their team took care of everything, we guests just masked up, hopped in the shuttle bus with our gear, lunch, and water, and we enjoyed the shuttle ride for roughly an hour with Devo's knowledgeable narrative of fun facts, dad jokes, local history, geology, and folklore. I believe there are no canyon floats so peaceful and lovely as those on the Rio grande, and Devo gave another fantastically narrated canyon hike mid trip, which explored archeology sights, petroglyphs, metates, and manos. He also gave an explanation of the areas indigenous peoples, their history, and taught us all how to identify chert rock worked for tool and arrowhead making. Additionally, we all saw a squadron of javalinas and a heard of aoudads, touched a passing millipede, identified a scorpion, and shuttled back happy at day end. I strongly recommend Big Bend Boating and Hiking Company for a very informative, yet easy going good time in the outdoors and sunshine.