Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Health

Workout Vacations: Rafting the Green River

Posted 5/27/07

Difficulty: Easier
Where: Moab, Utah
Duration: 5 to 6 days
Distance: 81 miles
Cost: $875/adult; $525/child
Operator: Red River Adventures (www.redriveradventures.com; 877-259-4046)
Difficulty: Easy

Even nonswimmers and children are welcome on this camping tour through the red-rock canyon walls of Utah's Green River. Everybody paddles through the 50 or so riffles and rapids, on 18-foot rowing rafts captained by guides or-if you're feeling independent-inflatable kayaks. Last summer, Boston-area wine-shop owner Jay Faber and his wife, Holly, chose a rafting trip as a way to introduce their two children, then 14 and 9, to white water. "They loved it," says Faber. "Maybe when they get older we'll do something a little more wild." Camping equipment and meals are provided.

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