Flashback Friday: Guides and Guest Safety on Colorado River Rafting Trips Safety is always #1! Hatch river guides have to be vigilant at all times during a Colorado River rafting trip. Guests are more likely to hurt themselves on land than on the boats,...
Flashback Friday: What to Expect on a 1984 Grand Canyon Raft Trip The tradition of silly orientation spiels has been going for decades Shortly before her interview with Ted Hatch in June, Elizabeth Sowards went on a 1984 Grand Canyon raft trip with...
Flashback Friday: What is a Swamper? What is Their Job on a Colorado River Raft Trip? It’s a lot of work and somebody’s gotta do it! In today’s Flashback Friday, Ted explains “what is a swamper” and talks about his friend Ed...
Flashback Friday: The Hatch Family’s History with River Adventures With 90 years running the Colorado River through Grand Canyon among many other rivers, Hatch family history is steeped in the waters of the Southwest! In this installment of Flashback...
Flashback Friday: Ted Recounts a Trip of Artists Painting the Grand Canyon Whitewater Hatch has taken a number of famous artists, actors and politicians down the Colorado River over the decades Hatch River Expeditions has had countless interesting and...
Flashback Friday: More River History This week we continue our journey with Ted Hatch as he expounds more river history in his 1984 interview with Elizabeth Sowards. In this excerpt, Ted talks about what white water rafting in the lower part of Grand Canyon used to be...