We went for a morning rafting tour on the Animas River in late July. Our instructor/guide for our fun morning was Nickol. He was really thorough with the instructions given, he answered innumerable questions about rafting and about the surrounding areas we passed by, and he eased any anxiety we had by his energetic and knowledgeable presence. There were 8 of us in total; one 60+, one 50+, two 40+, one 30+, and three kids (4, 10, and 11) so we were a mixed bag of athleticism and clumsiness. I think we did well as a whole despite this fact, which is total credit to Nickol's leadership! The scenery is gorgeous. It was just so pleasant and the 4.5 hours just seemed to fly by. Ask for Nickol! He's the best!