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New for 2020, Colombia! Colombia is the “New Frontier” of boating in South America and looks to have some great rivers. This year we are offering a cataraft and inflatable kayak trip (hardshell kayakers also welcome) for advanced rowers/paddlers. On our Advanced Whitewater Trip you can expect to run some […]

New Trip!

This entry was posted in Travel on June 14, 2019 by Neil

Go Light Outdoors is pleased to announce the availability of “Escorted” trips to Ecuador this fall (October/November)! These are small-group (4 to 6 people) trips for people that bring their own equipment down with them. A few inflatable kayaks and kayaks may be available locally to rent at additional cost. […]

New Trips for 2018!

This entry was posted in Gear Travel on March 12, 2018 by Administrator

YES! We’re back in Ecuador again this year. Our last journey had us leaving in mid-January 2017 and here we are back in mid-December for more fun in one of my favorite paddling destinations. Awesome rivers and friendly people. Easy to get around in taxis and buses. They even use […]

Ecuador 2017-2018

This entry was posted in Travel on January 12, 2018 by Neil

I agree with the G. Loomis mantra “weight is a deterrent to performance” and want the lightest, strongest, components I can get. According to their website: http://edgerods.com/oars The wait is over. Another revolutionary breakthrough from North Fork Composites and EDGE Rods. This time – OAR technology. Extending the day and […]

Trying out the lightest oars out there!

This entry was posted in Gear Travel on July 25, 2017 by Neil

Our recent down the Salt River in Arizona was a trip with lots of wild life. So much life in the desert. Maybe it was the full moon. Our second night out at Gleason Flat was filled with sniffling, snuffling, and a few grunts – courtesy of the local javelina […]

Pigs and Deer and Bears, Oh My!

This entry was posted in Travel Trip Report on April 17, 2017 by Administrator

Lacey just arrived from the USA with another of our “International Travel” cataraft packages. After a shakedown cruise on the lower Jatanyacu at reasonably high water, we headed to the Rio Hollin with Timothy Dent of River People Ecuador for an overnight trip on this classic. It was fantastic! See […]

Rio Hollin!

This entry was posted in Travel Trip Report on January 6, 2017 by Neil

Think you can’t travel internationally with your cataraft? Maybe you THINK you can’t but with one of our “International Travel” packages you CAN. I brought the first one down to Ecuador in December 2016 and another one in 2017; all traveled on the plane as baggage from LAX. You can […]

International Travel with a Cataraft? You Bet!

This entry was posted in Gear Travel on December 31, 2016 by Neil

Always wanted to travel to exotic places like Ecuador, Costa Rica, Peru, and other boating locations around the globe with your own boat? Well, now you can. Go Light Outdoors has put together an “International Travel” cataraft package in both standard and deluxe versions that allow you to take a […]

New “International Travel” cataraft package.

This entry was posted in Gear Travel on December 25, 2016 by Neil

The water on the Piatua was quite high today. Most of the kayakers decided not to run and I put in at the lower put-in. It turned out to be a very fun, nearly continuous, Class III+/IV run with one solid Class IV+. And the shuttle out even after being […]

Awesome Day on the Rio Piatua

This entry was posted in Travel Trip Report on December 19, 2016 by Neil

Joined up with a group of German kayakers the other day for a run on the Upper Misahualli river in Ecuador. So beautiful and great fun. The upper Mis is a creeky style run with nearly continuous action. Most of the rapids on the run are tight class III requiring […]

Super Fun Creeking

This entry was posted in Travel Trip Report on December 18, 2016 by Neil

Well, I finally made it. Ecuador! Whitewater Boating! I am happily staying at Hostel Zumag Sisa in Tena for the time being. A nice family run place that is definitely affordable. Tena is a great little city with most everything and outdoor activities abound. But I’m here for the whitewater. […]

Greetings from Ecuador!

This entry was posted in Gear Travel on December 16, 2016 by Neil

Sign up between Earth Day and June 1 and receive special pricing at $2500/Person All inclusive from Tucson including donation to NJP August 20-28, 2016: 105 miles – Commercial/Educational Expedition (9 days) Experience the beauty and serenity of the Rio Aros and Yaqui. The section we will be running is […]

Special Pricing on the NJP Trip This Summer

This entry was posted in Media Travel on April 18, 2016 by Neil

No, it wasn’t done by the Go Light Outdoors team! Here is an excerpt of the story of the first known descent of the upper Rio Bavispe from Tres Rios to Huachinera back in the ’70s. By S. Keith Bowman When Karl Henry was a young explorer he had the […]

First Descent of the Rio Bavispe

This entry was posted in Books Travel Trip Report on March 17, 2016 by Neil

A River Conservation Trip in Peru! ONE TIME DEAL – LOW SPECIAL PRICE OFFER! This will be a true cultural experience; best if you are fluent in Spanish and love traveling in Peru. The trip was organized for the Peruvian NGO Conservamos por Naturaleza and the Peruvian Rio Marañón conservation […]

This entry was posted in Travel on March 12, 2016 by Neil

FLOAT TRIP TO THE NORTHERN JAGUAR RESERVE August 20-28, 2016 We invite you to travel to the 55,000-acre Northern Jaguar Reserve and be among the handful of visitors to experience this dramatic and truly breathtaking landscape firsthand. That there is still a breeding jaguar population so close to the U.S.-Mexico […]

Visit the Northern Jaguar Reserve by River

This entry was posted in Travel on March 7, 2016 by Neil

Go Light Outdoors is pleased to announce the publication of a new guidebook based on our years of exploration and fun in northern Mexico. Hopefully this will be the first in a series of guidebooks as we explore new areas in the future. The e-book, in full color, is available […]

New Guidebook Now Available

This entry was posted in Books Travel on December 26, 2015 by Neil

This summer Lacey is volunteering for Paddling With Purpose and the Peruvian NGO Conservamos por Naturaleza (we conserve nature) in an effort to prevent the Upper Amazon from being dammed. Please support this effort through donations on this site. Funds raised will directly go towards the expedition and campaign costs […]

Conserve the Amazon

This entry was posted in Travel on April 14, 2015 by Neil

Rio Tutuaca — We just got back from leading a group down the Rio Tutuaca/Aros/Yaqui in the states of Chihuahua and Sonora, Mexico. This area is spectacularly beautiful and comes alive (green!) with the summer monsoon rains. The trip was at medium to high water. The high water passed quickly but did reach […]

Viva Mexico!

This entry was posted in Travel on October 4, 2014 by Neil

Lacey is featured in the Sept/Oct issue of the AW Journal as part of the series “Women in Whitewater.” You can read the article here or better yet, join or renew with AW and see the entire journal.

Lacey Featured in American Whitewater

This entry was posted in Media Travel on November 30, 2013 by Neil

Check out the latest trip report on the Upper Rio Bavispe!

Rio Bavispe Trip Report

This entry was posted in Travel Trip Report on September 25, 2013 by Neil

We just finished a 7-day trip down the Rio Verde/Rio Sirupa near Madera in the state of Chihuahua. What started out as creeking on the Rio Verde (estimated 200 cfs) was Grand Canyon style boating on the Sirupa with all the rain! Check out the pictures below for a comparison. […]

From Creeking to Canyon Style!

This entry was posted in Travel Trip Report on September 21, 2013 by Neil