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e MAINE WILDERNESS OVERNIGHTS AND SUPER TRIPS O Overnight river trips are a wonderful way to explore the wild rivers of Maine. Two days of paddling and camping on the river. We start our adventure inflatable kayaking with rapids up to Class III. Your guides with give you pointers along the way, and before you know it you will be searching out waves to run and holes to surf. We stop for a lunch and a hike to one of the area waterfalls or swimming holes, and then we switch to our historic 10 person voyageur canoes to paddle to a remote camping site along the Kennebec River and Wyman Lake. Our riverside camp is set up so you can just relax, and enjoy the scenery, while your guides are preparing dinner. The stars at night are just spectacular from camp. Day two we raft on the exciting Class IV and V rapids of the Kennebec River Gorge. A steak/chicken barbecue is served riverside before we return to Lake Moxie Base Camp. This trip OutdoorOutdoor is all-inclusive: river and camping gear, shuttles and hearty meals optional Maine Lobster bake. Minimum group size required. Our Maine Super Trip is based out of Lake Moxie Camps in platform tents and includes all of the above plus a floatplane AdventuresAdventures Moose Safari! Cabin upgrades available. LOwer KennebeC infLatabLe KayaK “funyaKs” yageur Can yageur This very scenic 7-mile section of river with swift moving water up to class II is perfect for Funyaking. The rapids are easy and fun and the scenery is beautiful. 3 – 4 hours, $45.00 (per person); 1 or 2 person Funyaks available. Vo MiddLe KennebeC infLatabLe KayaKing The middle river is for those looking for a more challenging • Funyaking trip. This trip begins at Carry Brook rapids, on the Kennebec River. With your guides you will paddle 8 miles of river with rapids ranging from Class II – III, including a stop for lunch and K a one-hour hike to Moxie Falls. Price: Youth $65.00 (per person); Adult $75.00 (per person) Voyageur CanOe trips Come joins us for a guided paddle down the historic Kennebec River in our Voyageur Canoes. Voyageur is a French word, which literally means “traveler”. These 10 person canoes were used over a century ago to move goods and people on the waterways of North America. Our trip is on a swift moving section of the river and includes stops at The Appalachian Trail and The Benedict Arnold Crossing where Arnold left the Kennebec river and www.moxierafting.com portaged up on to the Dead River in his epic march and assault of www.moxierafting.com Quebec City. Minimum age: 7 Price: $65.00 includes lunch. Outdoor Adventures 1609 us route 201 • the forks, Me 04985 1-800-966-6943 See www.moxierafting.com for 1-800-866-6943 MAINE & MASSACHUSETTS 1-800-866-6943 MAINE & MASSACHUSETTS Overnight • Kaya Overnight updated dam releases & trip schedules www.moxierafting.com Deerfield deerfieLd river “ZOar gap” fife brOOK LOwer deerfieLd river guided raft trip This 10 mile section of the Deerfield River offers a crystal clear river Our Lower Deerfield Guided Raft Trip is fantastic for younger rafters with Class II and III rapids. This is our most popular whitewater rafting and families, as well as adults looking for a fun easy river trip. With trip and is perfect for almost anyone looking for an intermediate rafting splashes of whitewater the lower Deerfield offers a unique way to see trip. The trips start with a bang as we run the newly formed “Hurricane the scenery of the Deerfield River valley. There is plenty of opportunities Rapid”, which was formed when Hurricane Irene ripped through western for swimming, water fights and a riverside snack. Your guide will take you New England flooding the entire region. We will spend time surfing this on the best routes on the river to enjoy the float which flows along the hole as we head on down river. Most of the day we paddle along through historic Mohawk Trail. fun easy rapids, enjoying water fights and swimming, while your guide fills Adult: $59.00 (per person) Children under 16: $40.00 (per person) you in on some of the local history. Rapids such as “Microwave”, “Freight Train”, and “Pinball” get raft crews to work together and get prepared for the highlight of the day—the Class III rapids of Zoar Gap! Below the rapid, we pull over riverside for a delicious picnic-style deli lunch. LOwer deerfieLd seLf guided raft trip Price: Full-Day Raft Adult: $79.00 weekdays; $89.00 weekends Feel like running the show? Guide your own raft down the river. The Full-Day Raft Youth: $69.00 weekdays; $79.00 weekends Self-Guided Raft Trip follows the same route on the Lower Deerfield as Lower Raft: $45.00 unguided; $55.00 guided the guided trip, but puts you in the guide seat. This is a popular option Lower Kayak: $45.00 unguided; $55.00 guided (single or double) for groups of up to 6 who want to share the afternoon together on a beautiful river. Spend a lazy day on the river as you guide your raft TRIP DetaiLS through the small rapids any way you like. Feel free to bring along a Rapids: Class I – III Length: 10 miles lunch, stop at one of the many beaches, jump in for a swim or just float Minimum age: 8 years old and enjoy the scenery. Paddle Raft Capacity: 6 to 8 people plus guide Snack and Deli picnic Self Guided Price: $45.00 (per person); add $5.00 (per person) for a guide. lunch on river TRIP DetaiLS Check-In: Charlemont, Massachusetts 10:30am weekdays, 10:00am • Rapids - mild Class I – II • Daily on Zoar Release days weekends. Trip ends at approximately 4:30pm. • 8 miles • 3 hours river time Trips most days throughout the Summer! • Minimum age 5 • Includes shuttles, boat, paddles and PFDS deerfieLd river “dryway” MOnrOe bridge The “Dryway” is the Deerfield River’s most intense rafting section, funyaKs • guided Or unguided! offering Class II – IV whitewater rafting on select dates May through The beautiful, lower section of the Deerfield River is perfect for our September. Dropping steadily through a steep gorge, this run is full of inflatable kayak or “Funyak” trips. Funyaks are self-bailing, inflatable fast-action, technical rapids and big waves! Our professional rafting kayaks carrying one or two people. They are very stable and comfortable guides will get you prepared to paddle through the intense Class III & with room to stretch your back and legs on a soft surface. Even with no IV rapids, starting with “Fibula”, “Devil’s Odds” and “Landslide” before prior experience you can enjoy the thrills of river kayaking with us. We the most difficult rapids of the day, “Dragons Tooth”, “Terminator” and offer an eight-mile afternoon Funyak trip on Class I – II fun whitewater. “Labyrinth”. This trip requires precise maneuvering and strong paddling The pre-trip paddling and safety instructions prepare you to handle your by everyone and is a day of challenging rafting for even the most Funyak in the river and small rapids. Paddle at your own pace — move experienced rafters. Highlights of the day include surfing waves and a quickly or float for miles in the warm sun as the river meanders through hearty steak and/or chicken barbeque after the trip. the foothills of the Berkshires. The calmer sections offer excellent spots Price: $110.00 (per person) for swimming or water fights with the super squirt guns we provide. TRIP DetaiLS This is a beautiful paddle for young and old—try this solo adventure this Rapids: Class III & IV Length: 5 miles season! Minimum age: 14 years old Self Guided Price: $45.00 single; $75.00 double; add $5.00 (per person) Raft Capacity: Guide plus 6/7 people plus Barbecue lunch for a guide The Deerfield River in western Massachusetts runs for 76 miles Check-In: 9:30am weekdays, 8:30am weekends. Trip ends at TRIP DetaiLS from southern Vermont through northwestern Massachusetts approximately 4:00pm. • Rapids mild class I – II • Daily on Zoar Release days to the Connecticut River. The Deerfield was historically influential in the settlement of western Massachusetts, but • 8 miles, 3 hours river time • Minimum age 5 (per person) still runs wild through the foothills of the Berkshires. Here dryway dOubLe trOubLe • $149.00 • Guide instruction • Includes shuttles, boat, paddles the Deerfield River drops steadily through a steep birch lined What could be better than two runs down the Class III – IV rapids of and PFDS gorge. Special whitewater dam releases make it possible to the Dryway and a barbecue lunch. Double the rapids, double the waves, raft and Funyak all summer long. double the fun, more time to surf. Minimum 8 rafters to book the trip. We will try to combine smaller parties with other rafters when possible. Moxie Outdoor Adventures offers several river trips on these TRIP DetaiLS sections of the Deerfield river. Full and half-day trips in rafts and inflatable kayaks “Funyaks” for families to fanatics Rapids: Class III & IV Length: 5 miles (twice) MASSACHUSETTS are available May through October. Our professional river Minimum age: 14 years old See www.moxierafting.com for guides and staff will enjoy taking you, your group or your Raft Capacity: Guide plus 6/7 people plus Barbecue lunch family down this beautiful river. All trips are based out of our Check-In: 9:30am weekdays, 8:30am weekends. Trip ends at updated dam releases & trip schedules Mountainside base camp at Berkshire East in Charlemont, approximately 4:00pm.