All 3 guides were fantastic, knowledgeable, fun empathic with our worried/nervous rafters. We rented several of the duckie boats and I so recommend this part of the experience.
We learned that 2 of our guides (don't know about 3rd) are living out of their cars.
While it may be understood that young people at this time of their lives "enjoy" this, I want to strongly encourage Defiance Rafting to make efforts to take better care of their valuable staff, possibly to get a deal with a local campground (would make sense if the private Glenwood Canyon Resort campground) to provide subsidized bunkhouses for the Definace staff who, no doubt, influence the resort's FULL summer weekend capacity. While the prices we paid were reasonable for what we got, I felt it was wrong for our 5 families to pay out such a large amount for the weekend of camping and rafting, only to feel the Defiance staff were not earning livable wages for the community they work in. Let me know if I have misunderstood - I would feel better if so!