We had a wonderful time on Tieton River Trip with Blue Sky. We took our kids (in their 20's) myself and my husband on this trip for my husband's birthday.

I was very nervous but I did not need to be. The safety training & equipment was great. Our guide (Jeremy?) was fun and knowledgeable. We spent about 3 hours on the river with white water the whole way! After the first 20 minutes or so, I started to get used to the white water and even craved a little more excitement. A few spots had bigger rapids/ drops that really got my heart racing... but in a fun way. Afterwards there was a great steak BBQ. We camped nearby both before and after the rafting and made a weekend out of it. One of our best family outings ever.

If you choose one rafting business to raft the Mighty Tieton river during the month of September choose Blue Sky Outfitters; they were excellent value,organized, helpful, informative, relaxed, competent, skilled, and just fun to hang out with. Our guide, a wonderful young man named Jeremy, MADE the trip for us; he possessed a blend of skilled river knowledge, general knowledge bits about the area, as well as his sheer good manners in the face of others who had no wish to share the river with us ( even hostilely oaring water at our guide! jeez!). It was an awesome ride, a medium level of rapids guarantees a good time even with the risks involved with rafting--- our boat bonded with each other due to Jeremy's good humor and abilities as a guide. Arriving home to a steak and sweet corn dinner rocked it. We are VERY happy and satisfied customers and will indeed return with friends!
Eileen and Peter, Saturday Sept 10, 2011.

This was our first attempt at white water rafting. We took the half day trip on the Wenatchee river. My wife was a little apprehensive, but it turned out she enjoyed it as well. It was wild enough to have fun with some large waves but not so crazy as to cause inexperienced middle age people stress. I would have liked a little more so if you can spend the time, I would recommend the full day trip.

This was not our first white water rafting trip. This poor rating comes directly from this company's inability to follow a schedule. Granted most people, even type-A, will give a little leeway on start times... BUT, 2 hours! I, as did many others, approached those young adults who appeared to be the guides... starting at 2:45. "Could we start filling out the waivers?" Then, it went to "Do you know how much longer before the excursion will begin?" At one point, we finally went and waited in the air conditioned car. There we observed two guides pacing and dialing. Our thoughts were that something surely had gone wrong. With two of the guides, I received the response that it was the office's fault for unrealistic scheduling. I even suggested to these young people that they address the group with what they do know, and start handing out life jackets so that when the boats do arrive, we don't waste any more time... They ignored the suggestion. We didn't lift our boat into the water until 4:30... The river was beautiful; the guide a skilled guide. It appeared they overbooked, because they had 35+ people very, very hot and frustrated! I could have stopped at 4 other rafting companies before I physically reached this one; however, their lengthy cancellation policy kept me planted. We scrambled to get someone to our home to let our pets out, and we didn't get home until 10 P.M. I know, "It's not the guide's fault." But, we did not tip him... The guides said it was the office. I am somewhat confident the office will blame them... Someone should take responsibility. Otherwise, it will be difficult getting customers and keeping decent guides who aren't getting tipped. If a response is only going to include excuses, don't waste your time... or any more of mine.