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Kayaking the Black Canyon of the Bear River

April 15, 2013
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Aaron Pruzan paddles over Grace Falls (Photo: Bryson White, utahoutside.com)

It’s always a gamble when your first run of the season is a solid Class IV and V river, but there’s no better place to do it than the Black Canyon of the Bear River in Grace, Idaho. While the Wasatch were still getting hammered with snow, the floodgates to the Grace Dam opened...
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Where to learn to kayak in Utah

January 9, 2013
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Where to learn to kayak in Utah

If you’ve ever wanted to learn to kayak, 2013 is shaping up to be a prime year. A good winter of skiing like this is sure to bring a decent spring runoff for paddling. And fortunately for you, there are plenty of opportunities in Utah to learn the ins and outs of whitewater kayaking....
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Rafting Westwater Canyon

October 1, 2012
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The view from our lunch spot on the first day of rafting Westwater Canyon. (Photo: Bryson White - UtahOutside.com)

Utah has no shortage of excellent whitewater rafting runs, but few are as accessible as Westwater Canyon. Westwater is the first canyon the Colorado River flows through after it crosses the Utah border. It’s the quintessential desert river trip: beautiful scenery, challenging whitewater, abandoned outlaw hideouts, and absolute solitude. What’s more, the river has...
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