(Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post) Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park In 2006, the National Park Service switched from a waitlist to a lottery for noncommercial rafting permits on ...

“It’s a real authentic town and not one that attracts busloads of tourists,” says Andy Brown ... inducing whitewater rafting on the Kicking Horse River, or for people seeking out a gentler ...

The pick sinks into the sandy bank and I drag myself out of the river on my hands and knees, coughing up gritty brown water ... and glaciers in Alaska Map by LaTigre It’s an astonishing world ...

Carved by glaciers during the last ice age, Jenny Lake is almost two square miles, set inside Cascade Canyon ... Day 3 Snake River Whitewater Rafting We were uncertain how this day would go ...

Popular attractions in the area include Horseshoe Bend, Antelope Canyon, and the geological wonders ... This artificial lake snakes like a river across a 90-mile stretch of the region, with ...

The path climbs gradually away from the river, offering increasingly expansive views of the canyon and the patchwork of colors that paint its walls – rusty reds, golden yellows, and deep browns all ...

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The Browns Canyon National Monument has been recognized as a stargazing destination. As a result, the park will be expanding ...

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After you've admired the Grand Canyon from the hiking trails (or even from the air on a helicopter tour), enjoy a new vantage point on a Colorado River rafting tour. Options range from the family ...