A-1 Wildwater, Inc. Information

A1 Wildwater was begun by Robert Breckenridge in 1982. Breck grew up on the Rivers and Oceans of Florida and traveled to the Mountains of East Tennessee to play football and attend college in the early seventies. After learning to canoe the Rivers around Smokey Mountain NP, a hitchhiking trip West lead to the magical discovery of the Poudre. A move to be in the proximity of this River and its Mountains led to a degree in Biology from Colorado State University. It was here that rafting and kayaking took hold and became a lifelong passion. Running Rivers all over the U.S., Canada, Alaska, and Costa Rica ensued along with stints working as a River Ranger in the high deserts of Utah and as a high school biology teacher. Summers were spent teaching kayaking, rafting, and running class V Rivers wherever they could be found. While making some of the earliest first descents of the Upper Poudre Narrows in both kayak and raft, the decision was made to start a business teaching kayaking and providing rafting trips on the Poudre. A home was built from scratch along the banks of the River overlooking one of the many class IV rapids named by Breck, and a life spent on Rivers started to make sense. Amazingly, with the Poudre's protected status, not much has changed since those very first trips so many years ago. The high quality of the Poudre River experience with its exciting mix of challenging rapids and spectacular scenery continues. Today, Breck works as a landscape painter in the off-season and as the owner/general manager of A1 Wildwater along with his wife Betty, who manages the office. The mission of A1 Wildwater has always been to provide high quality rafting and kayaking adventures so that our guests may participate and enjoy the wonders of a wild River while experiencing thrilling rapids. Our guides are well trained, certified by Colorado Parks & Recreation standards, and are known as the best and friendliest on the River. Our permit allows us to have more options for trips and times than our competitors due to ...