Family adventures - Christine Loomis

The first complete guide to family adventure travel in the United States and Canada, for families with kids of all ages. With loads of useful features: Descriptions of 500 trips, ranging from llama-trekking in Oregon and bicycling along the Maine coast to houseboating on the Erie Canal or the mighty Mississippi. Each of 23 chapters devoted to a different adventure activity, including archaeology, biking, canoeing, cattle drives, covered wagon trips, cross-country skiing, dogsledding, dude-ranching, fishing, hiking and backpacking, horse packing, houseboating, kayaking, Native American experiences, panning for gold, rafting, rock climbing, RV-ing, sailing, snorkeling and diving, trekking with animals, and wildlife encounters. Icons showing the youngest age each outfitter accepts. Lists of sports, activities, and outfitters by state. Written by Family Life travel editor Christine Loomis, former travel editor of Parents; she has three children and lives in Boulder, Colorado.