Southwest Expeditions

I went on three different expeditions with this company. The first, a trip from Radium Springs to La LloronaParkk on the river ,which I would not recommend. That stretch of river is very hot and has a lot of bugs and no shade. It was 100F out, as it often is in June, and when we reached the pull-out, we were unable to get hold of the guy to pick us up and had to call a friend to take us back to our car! The owner, David, literally said he had fallen asleep.Giving the company another chance, the second expedition was a float on Caballo Lake, with storytelling, in the evening. That was ok, although we didn't stay for the campfire afterward.The third time we went with the outfitter, we were just doing a float from La Llorona Park to the Calle del Norte bridge, at the end of which, it was impossible to steer toward the take-out, we had to get out of our tubes to not continue floating downstream, it was very hard to get my footing, I lost my inflatable water bottle, and I would never feel comfortable traveling with this outfitter again. People drown in the river--the current can be more challenging than you think.

As new residents of Las Cruces, we decided to spend New Years at the Old Dona Ana Courthouse. It was a haunted tour . So much fun! Great stories and good times

I had spoken with David before booking the tubing expedition and was reassured that you could stand in the water and that the water was very forgiving. That was a concern of mine as I am not a good swimmer. After being in the tube for about 10 minutes, I got stuck in sand and decided to walk. I got back in the tube and the same thing happened again so I decided to get out and walk again. The water level changed a lot to the point where I was not able to touch the bottom and it was extremely scary, to the point where I was holding on to a thin branch. I managed to kick my feet and get to where I could touch the bottom again. Shortly after I was able to get back in the tube, I waved to a lady who was near the river with her three dogs and I waved and yelled to her letting her know that I couldn't swim and needed help. I had to push myself from one side of the Rio grande to the other side, and thankfully she had a rope and was able to pull me in. She drove me back to the starting point and David had apologized and told me that I didn't have to pay; however, I lost my phone in the river and didn't get compensated for that. We did not have to sign a waiver before doing this independent tubing, and I really think that there should be a guide during this expedition.