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Aug 31, 2015
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Hank Rearden
How young are the kids? Provo River has it's dangerous spots besides
the arctic cold water. I did it with teenagers in inner tubes and in hindsight shouldn't have brought my 10 yo daughter.
I'd never do it if the outside temp is less than about 95 (or overcast) without a raft. Just too darn cold.
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Thoughts on floating the Provo river?
Zach Morris
8/31/15 5:42pm
It's a blast, but I wouldn't do it with young kids
SJS
8/31/15 5:48pm
How young are the kids? Provo River has it's dangerous spots besides
Hank Rearden
8/31/15 5:48pm
22 months, 3, 5 and 7 so sounds like a bad Idea?
Zach Morris
8/31/15 5:55pm
Way bad. Don't do it.
byuluvr
8/31/15 5:59pm
Definitely gentler than the Portneuf. Portneuf has several falls that have the
PGVikingDad
8/31/15 6:15pm
Interesting. The posters above make the Provo out to be scary...
Zach Morris
8/31/15 6:26pm
It's just a lot wider than Portneuf and a ton of thickets to catch you up
Ashtrash
8/31/15 6:46pm
Life jackets are a must. I'd say portneuf is more dangerous all up but
conetah
8/31/15 6:24pm
I just took my young ones down the Portneuf last month, a few times in fact.
Zach Morris
8/31/15 6:26pm
I believe so.
conetah
8/31/15 6:32pm
Wouldn't it be illegal to do it without life jackets?
BW84
8/31/15 6:56pm
also true... But it is hardly enforced.
conetah
8/31/15 9:52pm
Oh, they enforce alright. The ticket is $170 per person, and you get to drive
PGVikingDad
8/31/15 9:59pm
that stinks man.
conetah
8/31/15 10:13pm
If your feet are still numb five days later don't panic.
mantis mutu
8/31/15 6:52pm
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East1999
8/31/15 8:29pm
I did it when I was 17 in October.
eddog
8/31/15 10:53pm
Depends on how you do it. Don't take young kids
Downtown
9/1/15 12:14am
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