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Packrafting the Escalante - What You Need to Know
With a big runoff event expected this spring, Escalante land managers anticipate a high number of packrafters on the river this season.Learn how to be a good steward of the packrafting community by doing your part to keep the Escalante pristine and wild!
Molly Harrison
April 12, 2023
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Packrafting the Grand Canyon - What You Need to Know
Officials at Grand Canyon National Park have recently approved up to 8 miles of Raft Assisted Backcountry Travel (RABT) on a backcountry permit. The allowance of packrafting on a backcountry permit has taken over a decade of rapport building with the Park Service led by leaders from the APA community to get RABT allowed.
Sarah Kilbourne
January 19, 2022
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Packrafting Sin Fronteras
The river was a place, an intact ecosystem, water in an expansive desert, a sanctuary for all living creatures, a path, and our livelihood for the next 11 days.
Monica Morin
May 27, 2020
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Packrafting Canyonlands National Park – What You Need to Know
Traveling in this high desert landscape comes with great rewards, but requires a great deal of preparedness and responsibility.
Kara Purser
April 20, 2019