This was an amazing and exciting trip! Our guide Free was extremely knowledgeable, full of information and made sure we had a great time. He was very experienced and did an outstanding job instructing us and guiding the raft. My family (husband, 15yr old, 12yr old) and I had never been white water rafting and Free made sure we knew what we were doing and understood the importance of working together. He was very informative about what the raft needed to do and where it needed to go when in the rapids. We will come back and use Monumental Expeditions for sure! We may even come back during the winter and visit Monarch and hire Free for our instructor.