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Water rises on the Rio Grande river
A gaggle of funyakers? The monsoon season in New Mexico is causing the Rio Grande river to rise! It’s now above 300 cfs (cubic feet per second), and looks to keep rising, as it continues to rain in...
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Rio Grande river trips, 4-24-14
We had all foreign guests today – a French couple and an English family. The Armstrong family, from England, did the Racecourse rapids in the afternoon, joining Dominique and Olivier, who were doing...
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On the Rio Grande with Lynn Middle School, Las Cruces
Lynn Middle School Bobbie Arnone and a group of kids and teachers from Lynn Middle School, in Las Cruces, NM, returned for their annual raft trip, on May 3, 2014. They did the afternoon Racecourse, on...
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William Gloer, from Baylor College
Prof. William Gloer and seminary students from Baylor College Here is the first of two groups brought each year by William Gloer, of Baylor College, in Waco, Texas. That’s William in the yellow...
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Rainbow Trout Ranch on the Racecourse
The Rainbow Trout Ranch is located in southern Colorado, not far from the Rio Grande river, near Taos, NM. We take their guests on a Racecourse raft trip once a week in the summer. These are photos of...
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New Wave Rafting Company Article
Outdoor reporter Karl Moffat has written a very informative article on the current status of rafting in New Mexico, which article features New Wave Rafting Co VP Steve Miller. Unexpected amounts of...
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Families Have Fun!
The title of this blog post says it all: Families have fun! Here’s a recent photo by Britt Runyon, our Operation’s Manager and official photographer/videographer.The post Families Have Fun! appeared...
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Sunset Canyon Baptist Church Returns
Youth Pastor Travis Sills and the Sunset Canyon Baptist Church return to the Rio Grande. We took a happy group of 42 youngsters down the Racecourse stretch of the Rio Grande yesterday (July 11,...
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Double Funyak
Big smiles! How about a trip down the Racecourse for you and your missus ( or Mr.) in a double funyak? They don’t call them “funyaks” for nothing! This photo was shot yesterday, 7-21-2014. Photo by...
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Testimonial from a Funyaker, Rio Grande, NM
Austyne was a happy funyaker on the Racecourse run of the Rio Grande: “An Amazing experience!!! It was my first time and something that I will never forget!! Great Company we will use again.Thank you....
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Spring Break is for Rafting too – 3/12/15
Spring Break is for Rafting too! Today, March 12, 2015, we had the Ellisons, from El Paso, doing the all-day Rio Grande Gorge trip, and they were joined by the Speights, from Virginia, for the...
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The River is Rising
The river is rising, and New Wave is open for business! It’s been a warm winter, punctuated by big snowstorms. The “new normal”? Well, we don’t mind the big snowstorm part of it. With a temperature of...
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Habitat For Humanity on the Rio Grande
Habitat For Humanity on the Rio Grande! A group of students from UC-Berkeley spent the Spring Break building homes in Taos, NM, for Habitat For Humanity, and then treated themselves to a raft trip on...
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The Rio Grande Racecourse
The Rio Grande Racecourse, March 28, 2015. It’s still March, for crying out loud, and we’re having temps in the mid-70s, and 1200+ cfs in the river! Wow, what great conditions for running some...
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Rio Grande Racecourse, 4/3/15
Rio Grande Racecourse, 4/3/15. The Moore family, of the Duke City (Albuquerque), joined us for the PM Racecourse trip today. The river was running at 1300 cfs. Britt Runyon was their guide. The post...
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Gallegos Family Runs the Rio
Gallegos Family Runs the Rio, 4/4/15. Pia, Alma and Che Gallegos came up from Albuquerque to run the Racecourse with us today. It was a little chillier than usual, and the river was running about 1000...
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Latest Testimonial – Brad M.
Latest Testimonial – Brad M. – “Hello Steve, thanks for the great pics! We had an awesome time. And Britt was great. We’ll see y’all again! Brad” The photos I provided to Brad were seen on the blog of...
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Texas Tech, April 11, 2015
Texas Tech, April 11, 2015. Today, we had a fun group from Texas Tech, in Lubbock. They did the full-day Rio Grande Gorge trip. The guides were: Britt, CJ, Joe and Mike. Today’s high was 74 degrees. A...
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Fisher&Paykel Run the Racecourse
Fisher&Paykel run the Racecourse with New Wave Rafting Co. On Saturday May 2, we were very pleased to host the Santa Fe Mountain Adventures group, Fisher&Paykel Healthcare, on an afternoon run...
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Oldest Guide on the River!
We found ourselves, on June 16, suddenly short of a guide! To deal with this extremity, I was released from my cubicle (where I take reservations practically everyday of the summer), and guided a...
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