by Eva Hatch | Jan 14, 2026 | 90 Years in Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon Adventures
Stanton’s Cave Split Twig Figurines in Letters On Bus Hatch’s first expedition through the Grand Canyon in 1934, he discovered a couple of split twig figurines in a cave that we now call Stanton’s cave. We recently stumbled upon two letters from Clyde Eddy...
by Jessica Clark | Dec 24, 2025 | About Hatch River Expeditions
Happy Holidays from Hatch! Whether you’re celebrating Christmas or other holidays throughout this wintry season, we are wishing you and your family the best. As we’re huddling under blankets or around the fire, there is no warmer thought than the experiences we’ve...
by Jessica Clark | Dec 16, 2025 | About Hatch River Expeditions
6 Steps to Book an Epic Grand Canyon Rafting Tour with Hatch Today (December 16th 2025), our 2027 Calendar officially opens for booking and we thought it would be the perfect time to post a short blog on how to book a Grand Canyon Rafting trip with us!...
by Jessica Clark | Jun 27, 2025 | About Hatch River Expeditions
Did you know Hatch River Expeditions once sent a Ford LTD on a raft down the Colorado River? The year was 1967, and Ford wanted to show its vehicles being thrashed about on the rustic backcountry Colorado River and then driving away unscathed. The company...
by Taja Cantlon | Jun 20, 2025 | 90 Years in Grand Canyon
Flashback Friday: 1984 Ted Hatch Interview – Part 2 On the origins of the Hatch family in Utah and how the motorized rafts came to be used in Grand Canyon UPDATE 6.20.25: We found the commercial! We’ll post the whole story of how we came to...
by Eva Hatch | Mar 21, 2025 | About Hatch River Expeditions
Eva Hatch and Doris Calder: The First Women on the Yampa and Green Rivers While much emphasis is often placed on historic “firsts”—such as the first to reach space or the first to run the Colorado River—there’s another first that holds significant...