Timberline Tours

Keep splashing your way through the summer! It's going to be HOT this weekend, so COOL OFF with us on the mighty Colorado River. Get this weekend’s top Vail rafting & jeeping trip picks here: https://conta.cc/4aFnwN8 | photos: Rapid Image

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! For family friendly Vail rafting, cool off with a Shoshone splash on these hot summer days. We’re running the SHOSHONE DOUBLE, which doubles the rapids and doubles the fun! Explore more & get your trip booked today at www.timberlinetours.com | 📸: Rapid Image | Guide: Scout M.

Got weekend plans? Get our Vail adventure overview here: Father's Day rafting trips, top picks for Vail Lacrosse Tournament teams, and details about a special rafting & wine tasting experience with Terra Madre Wine Imports & Italiana next Friday, June 26: https://conta.cc/3Sx8CSF

It was TWENTY YEARS AGO when Alicia Gresley answered a newspaper ad to come work for Timberline Tours—and we're so glad she did. Thank you to Alicia and the other guides and staff who have worked for Timberline over the years—and have continued to make a real impact on our mountain communities, becoming our friends, river community, and family. "Summer asks us to pay attention while it is here and to the memories being made one year at a time. It will come around again, but never quite the same way. Keep it special, and those memories will last a lifetime."

Guest column: The lasting economics of summer Twenty years ago, I answered a newspaper ad for a summer job with a rafting company. I do not remember the exact wording of the whole ad, but I absolutely remember the part that mattered...