Great Places to Go Rafting

Rafting was invented as a way to get an adrenalin charged high, and the best places to go rafting in the world, at their most extreme, pit the daring rafter against a surging wall of white water, with only the raft, a thin cushion of air and rubber, between him or her and some very sharp rocks. At the other end of the scale it's still thrilling, but more like a particularly long and scenic amusement park ride - exciting, but the greatest danger you'll face is getting splashed rather then thrown overboard. Chose your rafting river run carefully for the appropriate thrill level - and enjoy!

Related categories: Kayaking.

Experts on Rafting

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    Ryan Hutchings

    Executive Director for Rafting America Rafting America is the largest marketing organization of rafting outfitters in the world today. Together, rafting outfitters join in a united effort to increase awareness and reach out to a larger audience,...

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    Zach Collier

    I've been running rivers since 1995 and it changed my life. I dropped out of school, travelled around the world, and now manage a rafting company, ECHO River Trips. We run Idaho's Middle Fork of the Salmon River and Oregon's Rogue River, two of my...

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    Eugene Buchanan

    Eugene Buchanan is the 14-year Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Paddler magazine and founder of Paddling Life. A Business/Economics graduate of Colorado College, where he captained his NCAA lacrosse team, the former ski patrol, kayak instructor and...

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