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We believe guided canoe trips should be safe, fun and
plush. Guided trips offer the perfect opportunity to bond with and
enjoy family and friends both old and new without the housekeeping
and cooking. When folks tell us after a trip that they just had
one of the best times of their lives we really take it to heart.
To provide a setting where lifetime memories are made is very
satisfying indeed. Take a few minutes and read what one of our
guests had to say.
We have changed over
completely to “Spring Bar” wall tents and cots just as on our
riverboat trips. After all, our trips are more like safaris than
mountain climbing expeditions. We endeavor to dazzle with our
river cuisine and our guests’ assure us we have succeeded on
every single trip. Our guests have the option of paddling a canoe
or kayak. If you are new to paddling have no fear, our guides will
have you paddling with confidence before lunch!
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2008 Guided Canoe Trips
(updated 10/28/07)
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| May
23 - 25 |
4
Day - White Cliffs
Features faster river flow, cool mornings,
lots of birds and the beautiful White Cliffs. |
| June
5 - 7 |
3
Day - White Cliffs
Features faster river flow, cool mornings,
lots of birds and the magnificent White Cliffs. |
| June
12 - 15 |
4
Day - White Cliffs
Features faster water flow, lots of birds, and the beautiful White Cliffs
of the Upper
Missouri River. |
| June
17 - 20 |
4
Day - White Cliffs |
| June
26 - 29 |
4
Day - White Cliffs (Full)
Features a slower water flow, warm days and
cool evenings, time to hike and explore, and the magnificent
White Cliffs. |
| July
11 - 13 |
3
Day - White Cliffs
A mid-summer trip much like the one above,
but with less time to hike and explore. |
| July
17 - 20
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4
Day - White Cliffs
Features a slow and easy water flow. The days
are hot and sunny. There will be time to hike, explore
and take a dip in the river. |
| July
24 - 26
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3
Day - White Cliffs
Features a slow and easy water flow. The days
are hot and sunny. Similar to the four day trip, but
with less time to hike, explore. |
July
31 -
August 5 |
6
Day - White Cliffs & Breaks
107 miles of Missouri River adventure.
Features faster water flow, big horn sheep,
lots of birds, and the beautiful White Cliffs & Upper
Missouri Breaks. |
| August
2 - 4
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3
Day - White Cliffs (Full)
Features a slow and easy water flow. The days
are hot and sunny. Similar to the four day trip, but
with less time to hike, explore. |
| August
7 - 10 |
4
Day - White Cliffs
Features a slow and easy water flow. The days
are hot and sunny. There will be time to hike, explore
and take a dip in the river. |
| August
13 - 15 |
4
Day - White Cliffs
A beautiful time to be on the river.
Featuring warm days and cool nights. The river is
low and clear by this time, and warm enough to swim in. |
| August
17 - 22 |
6
Day - White Cliffs & Breaks (Full)
This trip allows for a complete and unhurried
experience. The river is low and clear and warm enough
to swim in. You will have plenty of time to hike and
explore. |
| August
28 - 31 |
4
Day - White Cliffs
This trip allows for a complete and unhurried
experience. The river is low and clear and warm enough
to swim in. You will have plenty of time to hike and
explore. |
| Sept.
11 - 14 |
4
Day - White Cliffs
This is a beautiful time of the year to be on
the river. The days are cool and the sky is bright.
The river is low and clear and you may have it all to
yourself |
| The above trips are based on our most
popular dates from years past. We can change these
launch dates a bit or even add trips as needed. Let
us know what you have in mind. |
| All
our trips begin and end at the public boat landing in Fort
Benton. Your trip includes all transportation from and back
to this point. All meals are included from lunch on the
first day to lunch on the last day. Sorry, you won’t lose
any weight with us! All camping gear is provided,
including, two-person wall tents, cots, sleeping bags, and
water- proof bags for your personal gear. We use large river
tripping canoes chosen for utility and stability. Kayaks are
available as well. We sometimes send a gear boat ahead on
larger trips (over 10). Generally speaking we limit our
trips to 16, including guides, however, each year we seem
make an exception. Our average group size is 10. Our guide
to guest ratio is 1-4. |
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Michael
& Meredith Gregston
Missouri River Outfitters
Box 99 - Ft. Benton, Montana 59442
1-866-282-3295
mro@mroutfitters.com |
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The Wild & Scenic Upper
Missouri River
and
The Missouri River Breaks
National Monument
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Available
trip dates are filling fast. Give us a call
today at
1-866-282-3295 |
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2008 Trip Pricing
| 3
Day Trip: $650.00 per person.
Coal Banks Landing, through the White Cliffs, to
Judith Landing. |
4 Day Trip:
$800.00 per person. Coal Banks Landing,
through the White Cliffs, to Judith Landing. This
trip allows more time for exploring points of
interest |
6 Day Combination Trip: $1200.00 per
person. Coal Bank Landing to the Fred
Robinson Bridge. This trip
is
the ultimate Missouri River experience.
You will travel through both the White Cliffs
and the ruggedly beautiful "Breaks"of
the Upper Missouri River. |
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We
believe guided trips should be safe, fun, and plush. Guided river trips offer
the perfect opportunity to bond with and enjoy family and friends both old and
new without the housekeeping and cooking, to say nothing of the distractions of
our hectic lives. When folks tell us after the trip that they just had one of
the best times of their lives, we really take it to heart. To provide that kind
of experience for people is very satisfying indeed.
Lunches are shady, refreshing social occasions, with lots of fresh fruit
and salads, such as Meredith's famous curry chicken salad.
We also provide lots of ice
cold drinks and home baked goodies. When we arrive at camp we
serve
appetizers such as a goat cheese with homemade red pepper jelly with crackers
as you relax with a cold drink, take a swim, or read a volume from the river
library and relax in the shade of a cottonwood tree.
Dinners are
served around seven with careful attention to detail.
Delicious entrees such
as Grilled Champagne Salmon or Dutch Oven Chicken and Dumplings. Fresh salads
and local produce along with creative desserts like Meredith's famous Rum Cake
or Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler round out the menu.
With the long daylight hours of
high summer we will have plenty of time for an evening hike to view the sun
setting on our river camp and wildlife beginning to stir around us.
As darkness falls and the sky fills with a million stars,
we'll sit around the fire and enjoy easy conversation between new friends until tired and happy campers turn in. Birds awake
us at daybreak and the aroma of fresh coffee and sagebrush drifts into your
tent. Your guide hands you a cup of coffee while another
points out a pelican gliding by...
and another day begins. After a breakfast of French toast with Strawberries and
Canadian bacon we're off for a hike into the "White Cliffs". When you return to
camp, lunch is ready and the canoes have been packed for the days paddle. This
will be your life for the next few days as you reconnect with a way of travel
and exploration that will leave you rejuvenated and energized at the same
time.
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