The perception of Outdoor Recreation: A Not So Free Commodity Running a section of the river, scaling a rock face, and riding fresh powder are freeing experiences that connect us to the environment and the natural places we live. Therefore, these...
READ MOREWith Thanksgiving and the holiday season upon us, we’d like to express our deepest gratitude to everyone who has supported RMOC over the years and continues to make it possible for us to share our passion for playing outside. We are humbled...
READ MOREJust when we thought we’d seen it all, the Ark Basin pulls another rabbit out of its ever-generous hat with a rafting season that simply won’t quit. Our winter snowpack was ideal, laying the groundwork for an unreal season on the iconic Arkansas...
READ MOREA few months ago, we told you how the snowpack here in the Ark Basin was ideal, leading us to predict a first-rate rafting and kayaking season on the Arkansas River. No one is more thrilled than us that this prediction came true. In fact, our...
READ MOREThe Adventures are Year-Round at RMOC Let the seasons determine your stoke with our help at Rocky Mountain Outdoor Center. When winter rolls in, our guides look up to the mountains, trading their rafts and kayaks for snowboards and skis...
READ MOREKayak Chile Rivers with RMOC (JAN – FEB) For Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Kayakers keen to improve and explore. Now, RMOC beginner, intermediate, and even advanced kayakers can kayak Chilean rivers with RMOC’s best instructors. The...
READ MOREYou may know RMOC as a rafting outfitter, which isn’t surprising given our location along the Arkansas River just outside Buena Vista, Colorado. You might even be aware that we host rock climbing, mountain biking, and mountaineering trips, as...
READ MOREAt RMOC, the outdoors is our happy place. It’s where we challenge ourselves physically and mentally and where we seek joy and peace. And while we believe the outdoors—of all places—should be open and accessible to everyone, we recognize barriers...
READ MOREWith the current inflation rate, almost everything feels more expensive than ever before. No doubt, we’re all tired of paying too much for everyday items. So, how would you like to pay less for something? ie. get a screaming deal? If your answer...
READ MOREThough it’s only February, the time to plan your group summer holiday is now! If you have several people to bring together, there’s no time like the present to have them secure dates in their calendar, book flights, settle on lodging, and most...
READ MOREIn a recent call with a customer, we had to explain why our deposit is non-refundable. It’s not that we’re being greedy. Rather, it’s to protect and pay our guides who work extremely hard at advancing in their profession and who take their work...
READ MOREThe monsoons have arrived, extending the “peak” of rafting season! The headwaters of the Arkansas River have been getting pounded with heavy rain the past few weeks, and that has made for some incredible late-summer flows! The river’s flow pulses...
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