Comments on: Lets Play Salmon River Rafting with your Family http://www.solfiretravel.com/travel-experiences/lets-play-salmon-river-rafting-with-your-family/ Travel Tips for your Next Trip Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:59:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: James L. Moore http://www.solfiretravel.com/travel-experiences/lets-play-salmon-river-rafting-with-your-family/comment-page-1/#comment-58 James L. Moore Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:03:28 +0000 http://www.solfiretravel.com/?p=76#comment-58 River trips are one of the best ways of exposing kids to nature and the 'great outdoors' and thereby making a dent in lowering their 'nature deficits'. The Salmon River is an ideal overnight river trip for families. Idaho guides have a lot of experience (as you pointed out, often having grown up on the river), there are lessons about geologic, natural and human history everywhere you turn, the whitewater is challenging but manageable and river camping is pretty close to car camping. This article is a nice introduction to an Idaho river trip. River trips are one of the best ways of exposing kids to nature and the ‘great outdoors’ and thereby making a dent in lowering their ‘nature deficits’.

The Salmon River is an ideal overnight river trip for families. Idaho guides have a lot of experience (as you pointed out, often having grown up on the river), there are lessons about geologic, natural and human history everywhere you turn, the whitewater is challenging but manageable and river camping is pretty close to car camping.

This article is a nice introduction to an Idaho river trip.

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