Page not found – White water rafting in Golden, BC https://www.wetnwild.bc.ca White water rafting in Golden, BC Wed, 15 Mar 2017 19:49:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.wetnwild.bc.ca/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/logo_wetnwild-112x112.png Page not found – White water rafting in Golden, BC https://www.wetnwild.bc.ca 32 32 Merging with our friends at Glacier Raft Company https://www.wetnwild.bc.ca/blog/merging-with-our-friends-at-glacier-raft-company/ Wed, 15 Mar 2017 19:49:25 +0000 http://www.wetnwild.bc.ca/?p=10287 Read more]]> Starting in our 2017 rafting season, Wet N’ Wild Adventures will be merging with our friends at Glacier Raft Company.

We will be operating out of the same great location with the same focus on customer service, and all of the trips we offer are still available.

The upper and middle canyons are available as they always have been, and this year we have the added bonus of heli rafting into the lower canyon.

If you have any questions please get in touch – we are happy to help!  Give us a call at 250-344-6521, or email info@wetnwild.bc.ca

Don’t be surprised if someone from Glacier Raft Company answers.  The transition process has started and we’re all available to help you out.

We look forward to rafting with you this summer!

Thank you from all of us at Wet N’ Wild Adventures and Glacier Raft Company

 

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A History Moment on: The Mighty Kicking Horse River~Golden, BC, Canada! https://www.wetnwild.bc.ca/blog/the-mighty-kicking-horse-rivergolden-bc-canada/ Tue, 09 Feb 2016 23:15:30 +0000 http://www.wetnwild.bc.ca/?p=1346 Read more]]> In 1858, the Imperial Government sent John Palliser out to find a feasible route from the Prairies through the mountains so it could extend the railway. A geologist, named Sir James Hector, was among those on the expedition team. Following a string of bad events, Hector ended up stumbling upon the Kicking Horse Pass. As the story goes, he was camped out at the Great Divide when one of the team’s pack horses got loose and crossed the river. Sir James jumped into the water and swam after it, eventually rounding the horse up. While trying to tie it to a tree near his horse, the two animals became enraged and started fighting. During the ruckus, Sir James suffered a vicious kick from his own steed. The sheer force broke three of his ribs and knocked him out. In fact, he was unconscious for so long, his three Native guides were convinced he was dead and decided to bury him. As they were carrying Sir James’s lifeless body to a grave some distance away, he suddenly came to. When he was well enough to move around, he explored the valley and eventually discovered the pass that became the route through the mountains. The pass and the river were dubbed “Kicking Horse” in his honour.

 

*Credit to Tourism Golden*

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Summer Vacation Planning! https://www.wetnwild.bc.ca/blog/summervacationplanning/ Wed, 23 Apr 2014 23:45:18 +0000 http://wetnwild.bc.ca/shop/?p=474 Read more]]> Start your  summer holiday in Golden with a whitewater rafting tour, go up the  Gondola at Kicking Horse Mountain for a  hike or a visit with the  resident captive grizzly bear, Boo. You can head south past the most amazing wetlands in north America on your way to Radium Hot Springs or Fairmont Hot Springs, camp or stay right at the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort! If you decide to head west,  you will find quaint shops and a historical Railway museum in Revelstoke, then continuing on past Mara Lake and Sicamous, the houseboat capital, you will be taken in by the  breathtaking beauty and fantastic  weather of the Okanagan Valley! With it’s abundant lakes, vineyards [take a wine tour!] and local fruit markets, there is always so much to see & do!

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