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ab257’s Whitewater Page

A cornucopia of information lies within this site. You can visit the author’s favorite rafting sites, view many thrilling photos, get satellite weather maps, and jump to ab257’s great collection of links, including hot pages, local sites, online stores and resources, and club sites.

Adrift

Explores rivers beyond North America. Visit Uganda, Turkey, Nepal, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Ecuador, and Ethiopa. Adrift does things at the local level, such as buying supplies in the countries they visit. They also leave little impact on the environment. This is a very well-written site that leaves lots to the imagination and will move you to want to go on one of Adrift’s tours. However, if you must wait, you can post on their message board and communicate with other rafters that way.

American Whitewater

Sponsored by the American Whitewater Affiliation (AWA), this site gives an exhaustive list of information about whitewater rafting. Become a member of AWA and help conserve our country’s rivers, browse through the numerous links and resources, or do both. Also, look through this site’s white and yellow pages to find rafting products.

GORP Outdoor Recreation Pages: Paddlesports

GORP’s paddlesports site is part of a larger network of sites devoted to outdoor recreation. Here, find out what is featured in the rafting news. Jump to river sites all over the country and the world. This site specializes in giving you tips. Learn how to keep from capsizing, get information on clubs, find books and other media about rafting, and join an online forum devoted to whitewater fans who have shared interests.

Grand Canyon River Running

Gives information about private and commercial rafting trips through the Grand Canyon. Also shows beautiful pictures and helpful maps as it guides you through the beginning point, Lee’s Canyon, to the ending point, Lake Mead. This site is well-designed, with a Native American motif, in easy-to-follow icons.

National Organization of Whitewater Rodeos (NOWR)

A whitewater rodeo does not involve horses. It is a gathering of river enthusiasts who compete in certain whitewater skills, such as hole-riding. This site explains what the rodeos are all about, everything from rules to judging, and gives calendars of rodeo events—from actual competition to chili cook-offs. The site also links to other rafting URLs.

Outdoor Action Guide to Planning a Safe River Trip

An article emphasizing river safety, covering accident prevention, river hazards, and how to preplan a trip. This site is written by a director at Princeton and is mostly linear in its sytle. It does provide a few links to other sites, and its graphics illustrate safety and prevention factors. This site also inlcudes a list of other media to turn to when planning a river trip.

Rapid Shooters

A photographer’s paradise, essentially, this site has a great photo gallery that features the South Fork American and Kings Rivers. It also offers a message board, a free screensaver for download, and a number of whitewater links. Searching is easy. Just click the “Select your Destination” option, click Go, and you’re off.

Southeastern Whitewater Web

Offers some of the usual information you would expect to find on a rafting page, such as what rivers are in the Southeast, expeditions, safety tips, and so forth. But, check out the river tales, quotes, and beer stories! And, on a more serious note, link to the books, movie reviews, H20 reports, or the classifieds. This site has it all.

The River Wild

Offers a cyber tour of the Selway River in Idaho. From the home page, you get full access to a map that shows the course of rafting the Selway. Pictures give you a feel for the lovely mountain scenery. The tour offers hints for camping, navigating the river, speaking in river lingo, and observing the nearby wildlife. Features a QuickTime movie of a rafter running through Lava Falls.

Vince’s Idaho WHITEWATER Page

A charming example of a personal Web site, this offers everything from music for your listening pleasure to a photo gallery. In frames, this site is laid out well and easy to navigate. Plus, it has some extra information not found in most rafting sites, such as political issues surrounding Idaho’s rivers. Read “The Bubble Line,” a weekly Pacific Northwest newsletter, find out about flow and weather conditions, and read about Vince’s personal rafting experiences.

WEBTREKS Whitewater Online

A very simple, easy-to-navigate site with great information and links. From here, you can find out where to order rafting outfits and equipment, link to North American and international paddling organizations, find whitewater associations, get the latest weather and river conditions, and check out whitewater events and other rafting sites.

Wild & Scenic Rivers

The Wild and Scenic River Act in 1968 called for preserving rivers and their natural environments. This site tells you the history of the act. An exceptional part of this site’s information, however, is in the state listings of rivers, which is fairly exhaustive. Also, find out how you can get involved with agencies whose goal it is to uphold the Wild and Scenic River Act.