Mountain West Paddling Vacations

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Top Paddling Destinations In Mountain West

• Canyonlands National Park, UT
  
• Colorado Springs, CO
  
• Big Sky, MT
  
• Challis National Forest, ID
  
• Clearwater National Forest, ID
  
• Farragut State Park, ID
  
• Flathead Lake State Park - Big Arm, MT
  
• Flathead National Forest, MT
  
• Lake Powell, AZ
  
• Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River, MT
  

Travel Guides In Mountain West

• Vail, CO
  • Active and Adventure Guide
  • Family Guide
• Yellowstone National Park, WY
  • Active and Adventure Guide
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Family Guide
• Grand Teton National Park, WY
  • Active and Adventure Guide
  • Family Guide
• Colorado Springs, CO
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Big Sky, MT
  • Active and Adventure Guide
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
• Sun Valley, ID
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
• City of Rocks National Reserve, ID
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Lake Powell, AZ
  • Active and Adventure Guide
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
• Sangre De Cristo Wilderness Area, CO
  • Active and Adventure Guide
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
• Wasatch-Cache National Forests, UT
  • Active and Adventure Guide

United States Paddling Subregions

• Mid-Atlantic
• Midwest
• Mountain West
• Northeast
• Pacific Coast
• Southeast
• Southwest

Active and Adventure Travel Destinations

• Mid-Atlantic
  • Maryland
  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
  • West Virginia
• Midwest
  • Indiana
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • South Dakota
  • Wisconsin
• Mountain West
  • Colorado
  • Idaho
  • Montana
  • Utah
  • Wyoming
• Northeast
  • Maine
  • Massachusetts
  • New Hampshire
  • New York
  • Vermont
• Pacific Coast
  • Alaska
  • California
  • Hawaii
  • Oregon
  • Washington
• Southeast
  • Alabama
  • Arkansas
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi
  • North Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Virginia
• Southwest
  • Arizona
  • Nevada
  • New Mexico
  • Texas

Mountain West Paddling Destinations

• Colorado
• Idaho
• Montana
• Utah

Feature Articles

• Best Trips of 2001: Paddling
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  Paddling
• Rafting Colorado: Big Water Awaits
  Record snowfall over the winter has obviously made for bomber ski conditions throughout Colorado. But what happens when all that snow melts? Paddlers know. Colorado will be blessed with one of the most epic whitewater seasons in recent memory.
• Wilderness Therapy
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  Lose (and find) yourself in the great wide open
• Struck
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  Rod Liberal was climbing in the Grand Tetons when the worst happened—a flash of lightning blasted him and a group of his climbing friends, leaving one dead. What's life like after high voltage rips through your body? You don't want to know.
• GORP - Dinosaur NM, Utah/Colorado - Monumental Moments
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Trip Ideas

• A Class Unto Itself: Colorado's Whitewater
  

Practical Advice

• A Whitewater Rafting Primer
  
• A Sea Kayaking Primer
  
• GORP - Mastering Leave No Trace - Introduction
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• GORP - How To Outfit a Family Canoe Adventure
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• GORP - Choosing a Canoe for Family Trips
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GORPTravel Trips

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  Whitewater Rafting on Idaho's Main Salmon River
  River Time Guide Service
  from $1550, 4-6 days
  The famous "River of no Return" is your backdrop for relaxation and adventure as River Time Guide Service and our guides take you into the remote and...
  
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  Idaho Rafting - Lochsa River
  ROW Adventures
  from $109, 3 days
  Few whitewater rafting trips anywhere on earth offer as much continuous, explosive whitewater as the Lochsa (pronounced Lock-Saw). This is big white...
  
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  Rocky Mountain Multisport
  The World Outdoors
  from $1998, 6 days
  Rocky Mountain National Park and surrounding wilderness areas are the showstoppers of the West! Emerald lakes, wildflower meadows and old growth...
  
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  Family Rafting Vacations on the Salmon River
  Sawtooth Adventure Company
  from $825, 6 days
  Charming guides will attend to your every need. Learn river skills, teamwork and history, while enjoying adventure, wildlife, breathtaking scenery...
  
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  Yellowstone & Teton National Park: Best of the West
  Austin Lehman Adventures
  from $2498, 6 days
  Have you ever come eye-to-eye with a 1,500-pound bull moose? Biked through a herd of bison in Antelope Flats? Plunged into the cool waters of a...
  

Gear

• Complete Gear Archives: Paddling
  From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things paddling.
• KayakPro Nemo Sea Kayak
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  H2Aaahh
• Necky Manitou 13
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• Float and Gloat
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  Not every playboat is for whitewater. Maximize your summer fun on lakes, rivers, and oceans with these versatile sit-on-top kayaks.
• Sea Me
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  British adventure filmmaker JUSTINE CURGENVEN, 33, elevates sea kayaking to the highest level of action sports: cool videos!

Fitness

• Power Stroke
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  Get fit for summer's hottest sport—in less time than you'd think
• City Without Limits
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  Seattle
• The Shape of Your Life
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  Beyond the Weight Room

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Attractions

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from: $119

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Bad Rock B&B
480 Bad Rock Drive
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Red Cliffs Lodge
Mile Post 14 Hwy 128
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Rusty Parrot Lodge and Spa
175 North Jackson Street
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