River Rafting Newark NJ

February 20, 2010 by RA Manseau · 2 Comments  

ARE WE THERE YET? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if those words had never been invented! Traveling with children a long distance can be a real trial, but it doesn’t have to be. I have raised four children and have six grandchildren and I love taking them with me. I have learned what works well, what works for a while and what not to bother trying. (Don’t bother telling them to be quite or still! They really can’t do either very long.) Here are my top 5 suggestions of how to keep them happy and yourself sane on a family trip. Preparations for Traveling with Children Snacks Children are always hungry and thirsty. It will cut down the whining if they don’t have to go hungry and thirsty the whole trip. When packing for the family trip plan mess free snacks, stay away from chocolate or any other melty sticky gooey food stuff that you don’t want to clean off the seats, floors and windows. Bring bottled water, and a felt tip pen to mark names on bottles. Don’t bring anything...  [Read more...] ...

ALABAMA

Chickasaw Bogue: One of the most popular canoe streams in the state. County: Marengo. Length: 38 miles. Location: From headwaters to confluence with Tomigbee River.

Choccolocco Creek: Recreational waterway in proximity to population centers. Counties: Talladega and Calhoun. Length: 45 miles. Location: From U.S. 231/Alabama Hwy. 77 bridge to below the Alabama Hwy. 9 bridge.

Hatchett Creek: Exceptionally scenic canoeing stream. County: Coosa. Length: 39 miles. Location: From Coosa County 29 bridge to northeast of Goodwater.

ALASKA

Little Susitna: Great salmon fishing on class IV waters. Runnable spring, summer and autumn. Length: 67 miles. Location: From Burma Road to Hatcher Pass Bridge. More Information: Dept. of Natural Resources, Div. of Land, Mat-Su Area.

ARIZONA

Salta: A pristine waterway, one of the best whitewater rivers in the Southwest, with extremely varied geological formations in the upper portion often referred to as a “mini Grand Canyon.” The segment between the two bridges is a technically challenging waterway, class III to V+ difficulty with early spring runs that flow through scenic desert canyons. The other segment offers opportunities for beginning paddlers. County: Gila. Lengths: 51 and 15 miles. Locations: From U.S. 60 bridge to S.R. 288 bridge and from Mountain Dam to Granite Reef Recreation Center. More information: U.S.F.S., Globe Ranger District, Tonto National Forest, Rt 1, Box 33, Globe, AZ 85501, (928) 402-6200 and White Mountain Game and Fish Dept., Fort Apache Indian Reservation, PO Box 220, White River, AZ 85941, (928)338-4385 for the first segment and U.S.F.S., Mesa Ranger District, PO Box 5800, Mesa, AZ 85211, (480) 610-3300.

CALIFORNIA

American: Popular rafting river, screened principally by dense riparian vegetation, flows through Sacramento metropolitan area and contains a few small rapids. County: Sacramento. Length: 23 miles. Location: From Nimbus Dam to confluence with Sacramento River. More Information: Calif. Dept. of Parks and Recreation, Auburn State Recreation Area, PO Box 3266, Auburn, CA 95604, (530) 585-4527.

Klamath: Excellent fishing and other water-related recreation on one of the longest continuous river runs in the state; California’s second largest river flows through winding canyon in mountainous terrain and through virgin and second growth redwoods. The 100-mile segment from I-5 to Orleans offers whitewater from class I to V+. It is runnable all year. Counties: Del Norte, Humboldt and Siskiyou. Length: 189 miles. Location: From 3,600 feet below Iron Gate Dam to Pacific Ocean. More Information: U.S.F.S., Happy Camp Ranger District, Klamath National Forest, PO Box 377, Happy Camp, CA 96039, (530) 493-2243.

COLORADO

Colorado: River stretches from Lake Granby to the Colorado-Utah state line. The 11 miles through Gore Canyon are runnable in spring and summer; difficulty is class V+, experts only. Nice easy float, class I to II difficulty, in second and third segments...