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Three years ago, I was doing my research on the Green River in Utah. I was enthralled by a river that had no significant rapids. A river that created a deep gash through Canyonlands National Park, and had its back drop of red sandstone cliffs, deep side canyons, amazing buttes and spires, desert landscapes and...
I was a 22 year old outdoor professional. I should have been fit. I hiked mountains, scaled rocks and paddled rivers for a living. But the truth was, I didn’t require any special super-fitness to do my job well. The clients that I guided on these adventures were unskilled beginners and it wasn’t hard to...
Flexible and Innovative. Two words that I believe sum up our ability to get into the outdoors as a family. Nothing ever stays the same for us. We are constantly dreaming up what is the best combination of a whole bunch of factors, that will help us achieve our goal. Let me explain our hopes for this day....
Do you ever have a hard time getting your kids to want to do anything? Us too, sometimes. The suggestion of going for a mountain bike, the first one of the season, was met with barely average enthusiasm. Thankfully our two oldest girls, (10 & 11), did say “OK, let’s do it!” with only a...
Premier Lake is tucked out of the way in the Columbia Valley of British Columbia, 72km north of Cranbrook, on the western slopes of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. It is signposted from the turnoff at the highway, just north of Skookumchuck, and is about a 15km drive to get to the campground on the southern...
It looks amazing! What a cool trip to do as a family. I also like that you provide lots of practical info for people considering doing this trip. Awesome!!!! Great photos too 🙂
Thanks! It really is such a great trip. I think we liked it too because the scenery is so different than we are used to.
THANK YOU. That is just some invaluable tips ! I was looking for inspiration on canoe trip with the kids, and that is definitely it !! 🙂
Our family just got off the river using much of your advice from this post We had such a memorable experience. We got some weird looks taking kids, but they did great even though we had weird weather. Thanks for writing all of your tips out. It helped so much!
Thanks for letting me know that you had a fabulous trip. It makes me so happy to know that some of my information helped you plan your own adventure!! Isn’t it such a great river for families?!!
Hello ! Thank you for this write up, my husband and two sons, 10 & 12 are planning to do this canoe trip over 10 days this October. I was wondering if you had a post on the meals, food prep that you did for this trip ? We have done a lot of camping/backpacking food planning, but never a long canoe trip. Any pointers are welcome !!