I’d never been whitewater rafting before, but I wanted our visit to New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia to be the pinnacle of our recent family vacation, so I chose a trip with ...

This story was produced by April D. Lee and distributed by Next Net. There are more families than ever moving away from overcrowded theme parks and beaches in pursuit of something different. A 2023 ...

Anyone familiar with the whitewater rafting community and culture knows it’s the people — the guides themselves — who can make a trip a special memory for a family, group of friends or strangers ...

West Virginia offers affordable and accessible outdoor activities for families, including hiking, biking, whitewater rafting and rock climbing. The New River Gorge is a popular destination, with ...

BANKS, IDAHO, Idaho — Snowmelt from the Sawtooth and Salmon River mountains sends rushing currents through southern Idaho's Payette River, creating one of the world's premier whitewater rafting ...

When I taught whitewater kayaking classes at UC Davis, I liked to tell my students that every year, I got to enjoy California’s snowpack twice: Once in the winter when I went skiing, and then again in ...