Videos

One of the most useful ways to research a stretch of river that you’re planning to run is watching some videos. Of course you can find thousands (probably millions) of river running videos on YouTube (and we encourage you to!). Here’s the collection of videos that we’ve shot. Our mission is to give a sense of what the water is like and try to capture the major rapids (as long as our data cards hold out).

This collection also includes videos from our posts about hikes and other activities (which you can find in our Off-River section).

River Videos

Hike Videos

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For more videos from RiverBent, check out our YouTube channel here.

And we’ll leave you with our RiverBent welcome video here.

Read about rivers we’ve run

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  Planning an Upper Colorado River Trip
  The Upper Colorado is a wonderland of whitewater well known to many paddlers in Colorado. But if you’ve avoided this stretch because you’ve heard it’s crowded, … Read more
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  Guide to Floating the Smith River in Montana
  For most people, the Smith River in Montana brings fish to mind. Lots of big, beautiful trout. But I think of wildflowers: Fields and fields of … Read more
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  Paddling Ruby-Horsethief Canyon on the Colorado River
  Floating Ruby-Horsethief Canyon on the Colorado River is the first introduction to paddling and river camping for many budding river rats—and their kids. At 25 miles, … Read more
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  Planning a Yampa River Trip through Dinosaur National Monument
  No other river is referred to with as much reverence by anyone who follows river conservation efforts as the Yampa. The Yampa, which starts in the … Read more
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  Paddling Deckers Chutes on the South Platte River
  The Deckers Chutes section of the South Platte River in Colorado is a terrific paddling trip for kayakers, stand-up paddleboarders, and rafters from early summer through … Read more