Looks like snow is in the clouds blanketing Hood River today, which means we may get our wish for a white Christmas! We hope you are preparing for a great holiday season with your family and we want to wish you and your families good tidings for the New Year.
Our office will be [...]
The holidays are upon us and why not treat your friends and family to the gift of a river trip this year! We offer gift certificates for use on any of our trips. They are available in any dollar amount up to the entire cost of the trip of your choice and can be mailed [...]
We asked you on Friday to Name That Bird and were thrilled with all of the guesses we received!
The bird in the photo is a Double-crested Cormorant, shown paddling the Rogue River last September. These large waterbirds have stocky bodies, long necks and webbed feet. As you can see from the pictured specimen, they [...]
A lot of questions have come up about how the removal of multiple dams on the Rogue River will effect rafting trips on the Lower Rogue. With one dam already out of the Rogue, one currently being removed and another slated for removal next year, there have been concerns that this would effect the flow [...]
Here at ECHO World Headquarters we are used to fielding the multitude of questions that people have about our trips and since we love to tell people about them, this isn’t a problem for us. However, for the past couple of years, we’ve noticed a bit of confusion resulting in the following inquiry: “What’s the [...]
Last spring, the owners of ECHO acquired Sundance River Center, which has been a leading name in kayak instruction on the Rogue River since the 1970’s. Sundance has changed hands a few times throughout the years, but has maintained their emphasis on teaching fledgling paddlers the skills needed to travel safely downriver.
ECHO plans to [...]
Hard to believe that the 2009 season is almost over, but much like Santa on December 26, we are busy in our workshop planning for summer of 2010! Some special trips are already scheduled including the return of DeRiemer Adventure Kayaking for 2 trips on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River as well as [...]
We’ve got a trip brewing this fall that no beer lover will want to miss. Join us Sept. 11-14 on this 4-day Rogue River trip with special guests from the Double Mountain Brewery in Hood River, OR. Each evening, they’ll transform your campsite into their taproom as you sample and savor craft brews.
Double Mountain brewers [...]
We’re now half-way through the rafting season and here are some comments from our guests so far!
“Great people, great food, great fun, great rivers. I love you guys.” – J. Littman (Rogue River guest)
“I was way out of my element, but the guides took great care of me. They were pleasant and upbeat [...]
Summer is heating up on the Rogue River and since all of our discounted Family Trips are now sold out, we decided to continue the savings by offering another trip at these lower rates. Pack up your crew for a 4-day trip launching on July 22 for only $765/adult and $645/youth and save over [...]
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The
ECHO Difference
Families & River
Trips
ECHO
was Selected
by National Geographic Adventure Magazine as as one
of the "Best Adventure Travel Companies on Earth" in 2008
and 2009.
We
are a member of Adventure Gateway, an organization representing
America's top river outfitters.
