Shuttle Service: Tex’s includes jet boat pickup at Spanish Bottom and gear rentals (canoe, paddles, PFDs, firepan, portable toilet). Maps: Bring Belknap’s Canyonlands River Guide + USGS topo maps.

ON THE GREEN RIVER, Utah -- Nothing comes easy on a canoe trip down Utah's Green River. The trip through Canyonlands National Park offers close-ups of the stark red mesas that dominate this part ...

Moki Mac River Expeditions floats the Colorado and Green rivers in Utah and Arizona every day of the summer, but this year it is offering a 52-mile adults-only canoe trip down the Green River.

Don Hatch River Expeditions, 221 N. 400 East, Vernal, Utah; (800) 342-8243, www.donhatchrivertrips.com. The cost for a three-day trip starts at $749 for adults and $699 for children.

When I told people I'd done a seven-day canoe trip on Utah's Green River, they said, "Oh, wow!" envisioning the viciously roiling Colorado and Class 4 rapids. Then I told them we'd had to paddle only ...

6. Green River, Utah . Utah’s Green River is a great choice if you’re a newbie to the canoeing world, or if you’ll be traveling with small children. The river is wide and mellow, with plenty ...

A view from Green River Overlook, Canyonlands National Park in Utah. Credit: Víctor Sánchez Chumillas/Flickr THE CANOE AND I float sideways, my gaze panning across the river to a bend in the canyon.