Mountain West Paddling Travel Guide

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Mountain West Paddling Destinations

Top Paddling Destinations	Related Travel Guides	Find Hotels
Canyonlands National Park		Hotels
Big Sky		Hotels
Flathead National Forest		Hotels
Colorado Springs		Hotels
Challis National Forest		Hotels
Clearwater National Forest		Hotels
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area		Hotels
Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River		Hotels
Farragut State Park		Hotels
Flathead Lake State Park - Big Arm		Hotels

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Feature Articles

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.
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Practical Advice

Adventure Travel 101
GORPTravel’s Kate Tucker and Linda Long answer our burning questions about the tao of adventure travel
Sea Kayak Touring: A Packing List
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Canoe Trips: A Packing List
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Canoe Trips: A Packing List
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Sea Kayak Touring: A Packing List
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GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

Whitewater Rafting on Idaho's Main Salmon River
River Time Guide Service
from $1575, 5 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...
Canoeing the Upper Missouri River - Lewis and Clark's Wilderness
Big Wild Adventures
from $2300, 8 days
The upper Missouri - A gentle river, flowing mostly through wilderness, little-changed since Lewis & Clark. ...
Colorado Rafting - 24 hrs in Brown's Canyon
AVA's Colorado Rafting
from $209, 2 days
An excellent weekend getaway! This trip is our Arkansas Valley Specialty trip set up as an overnight. You'll arrive mid-afternoon the first day, raft...
Lewis & Clark Canoeing Trip - Missouri River Expedition
ROW Adventures
from $1485, 5 days
Grab a paddle and board one of ROW's 34' voyageur canoes to follow the Lewis and Clark Trail along the Missouri River. Lewis and Clark paddled these...
Middle Fork of the Salmon River Family Rafting
Eco Family Adventures
from $1542, 6 days
The Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho is the premier wilderness rafting trip in the US. It flows 100 miles of Wild and Scenic free-flowing...

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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.
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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!

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Revolutionary New Gear
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Outside's guide to the best new concepts in gear, garb, human performance, and green.
Fittest Real Athletes – Kyle Daniels
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Power Stroke
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Get fit for summer's hottest sport—in less time than you'd think
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Attractions

Eagle Bahn Gondola

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Lionshead Cir
Vail, Colorado 81657

Description: Eagle Bahn Gondola is Vail Valley's only gondola, and provides the most comfortable passage up Vail... Read More

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Galloping Goose Mountain Bike Trail

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Lawson Hill near the intersection of CO Hwy. 145 and the 145 Spur into Telluride

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Holy Cross Wilderness
Minturn, Colorado

Description: Named for a snow-filled crevice on its northeast face that forms a distinct cross, the mountain towers 14,000 feet over Rocky Mountain National Park. ... Read More

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