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8 Adventure Vacations Your Kids Will Love
If your family prefers hiking and mountain biking to lounging by a pool, or would rather zip line into an underground cenote than wade into gentle surf—in other words, if your crew craves adventure as...
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Why Kids Need a Daily Dose of the Outdoors
The future belongs to the nature-smart. At least, that’s what best-selling author, Richard Louv—who coined the phrase “nature deficit disorder” and the ensuing New Nature Movement—believes: “The more...
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The Important Places: A Father-Son Journey Down the Colorado River
“The first time I experienced the Colorado, water to flesh, was in a kayak. Inside my being there was an awe that is indescribable,” 70-year-old Doug Woodward recounts in the video as he prepares to...
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Packing for Family Rafting Trips Made Easy
After only one day of hauling gear from rafts to camp via ‘fire lines’ on any group rafting trip, it becomes painfully obvious who packed well, and who didn’t. No one wants to be the guy or gal with...
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The Salmon River – America’s Quintessential River Experience
We are honored and humbled at the news that our six-day Main Salmon: River of No Return adventure in Idaho was selected as the “Best Guided Outdoor Trip” of 2015 in Sunset Magazine’s inaugural Travel...
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Family Photography Tips for Whitewater Rafting
I’ve seen it many times: someone brings a beautiful, expensive, and fragile DSLR camera on a whitewater rafting trip…and leaves it packed away 95% of the time. Don’t get me wrong: the photos produced...
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Why I Want My Daughters to Grow Up Loving the Outdoors
I remember my childhood fondly. I lived in the typical suburbia American neighborhood – wide, tree-lined streets with lots of neighborhood friends. Most of my days were spent running around that...
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10 of the Best Websites for Adventurous Families
While spontaneous excursions have made for some great family memories, a little bit of planning goes a long way towards keeping our travels smooth. When you’re ready to get out and explore, here are...
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Ask a River Guide: California’s Best Multi-day Family Rafting Trip
OARS Guide David Dawson Shares What Makes the Wild & Scenic Lower Klamath River Worth the Trip David Dawson may be one of the newer guides at OARS, but his river running roots go way back. In the...
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Forget Disney. Take Your Kids on a River Trip
When kids factor into family vacation plans, many parents opt for Disney theme parks or all-inclusive beach resorts. But for an experience that will leave an indelible imprint on your little ones —...
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