2,000 miles. 100 days. 1 river.
Mina Guli runs for water.
In the peak of 2026 summer heat, Mina Guli, ultra-runner and founder of Thirst Foundation, ran more than 2,000 miles along the Colorado River. She started at the headwaters high in the Rocky Mountains, of Colorado. Followed it through canyons and deserts of the American West, and kept going into Mexico, to the place where the river runs dry. 100 days later, she crossed her finish line in Los Angeles, California.
For those 100 days, her crew's basecamp on wheels came from right here at Titus Adventures: a Toyota Tundra truck-camper named Toby. Some mornings started at 2am to beat the desert heat. Every day, the Colorado River was somewhere close by.
Why the Colorado matters
If you've camped anywhere in Colorado or the desert southwest, you've felt this river, whether you knew it or not. If you’ve heard of the Grand Canyon, then you’re talking about the Colorado River. This river supplies water to more than 40 million people. It feeds farmland, powers cities, and carries an estimated $1.4 trillion in economic value on its back. And while demand keeps growing, its flows and reservoir levels keep falling.
Mina's run was planned to bring attention to the water crisis. Along the route, she and her partners hosted water summits and sat down and listened to farmers, water managers, anglers, and local leaders. People whose lives rise and fall with the river every single day.
Why We Said Yes
Our whole business runs on wild places. Every trip we send out, every sunrise over a canyon rim, every night under a sky full of stars depends on rivers that are still running.
So when Mina's team needed an expedition rig for three months, we gave them Toby at cost. Then we added the parts that never show up on an invoice: a fully loaded rig, local knowledge of the route, and of course Unlimited Miles.
We call it Adventure with Impact. The idea is simple. If we're going to make a living sending people into these places, we owe something back to them. We're proud to have stood alongside Patagonia, NEMO, Nalgene, Wetlands International, Rocky Mountain Rowing Club and every partner who helped carry this run to the finish.
A 100-day expedition through the most remote desert in the country needs three things: a rig that can handle it, top of the line gear, and people who are determined to reach their goals.
In their words
Jackie McCallum, who managed the Keep the River Running campaign, left us this review after the run:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "We had such a great experience with Titus Adventures during our three-month Keep the River Running campaign. We hired 'Toby,' their Tundra truck, and it was absolutely perfect for what we needed. Travis and Terrence were fantastic: knowledgeable, responsive, easy to communicate with and always quick to help whenever something came up. Their support made a huge difference over the course of the campaign, and we couldn't recommend them highly enough. If you’re looking for a great vehicle and a brilliant team to help you explore the outdoors in the US, Titus Adventures is a great choice."
The run is over. The work isn't.
Mina is now carrying what she saw on those 2,000 miles into conferences, meetings, and the rooms where decisions about the river get made. Next time you camp along the Colorado, or any creek that feeds it, take a minute. Sit by the water and listen. Then do something small for it. Pack out everything you pack in. Go easy on water in the desert. Leave your campsite better than you found it.
Follow the movement at keeptheriverrunning.com and add your voice with #KeepTheRiverRunning.
