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GO FAR: 10 New Outfitted Trips for Families

By Kimberly Lisagor


	Canada's Rockies (Corel)

Yoho National Park Mountain Hut Trip
MINIMUM AGE: All ages welcome
DESCRIPTION: Who better to introduce kids to backpacking than a naturalist who was a teacher for 27 years? The owner of Back of Beyond, Bud Ettiger, puts his expertise to use in this hut-based, four-day taste of the Canadian Rockies. Hike about eight miles a day through glacier lilies to alpine passes.
KIDS WILL LOVE: Naturalist kits that include a butterfly net and magnifying glass
THE DETAILS: Back of Beyond (800-732-7251; www.backofbeyond.ca); approximately US$308; July 29, August 19

Family Canoeing, Atchafalaya swamp, Louisiana
MINIMUM AGE: 12
DESCRIPTION: During this weeklong immersion in the bayou, canoeing near Lafayette for 12 miles a day is the main event. But there's plenty of time for hikes among the cypress trees, Cajun storytelling, music, and dancing.
KIDS WILL LOVE: Paddling past gators
THE DETAILS: Sierra Club Outings (415-977-5500; www.sierraclub.org/outings); $795 per adult (must be Sierra Club member, $25 a year), $695 per child under 17 (membership not required); November 24

Turtles and Rainforest, Costa Rica
MINUMUM AGE: Six (12 for river rafting; younger kids will do a jungle-canopy tour instead)
DESCRIPTION: With a stay at a private leatherback-turtle research facility south of Tortuguero National Park, this eight-day Costa Rica Caribbean itinerary has a scientific bent. Also: Raft the wild Pacuare and hike and climb trees among toucans and sloths at the Selva Bananito Reserve.
KIDS WILL LOVE: Accompanying biologists on their rounds to measure the giant turtles
THE DETAILS: Adventure Life (800-344-6118; www.adventurelife.com); $1,195; every Saturday from March 18 to August 13

Buffalo Bill Family Adventure, Wyoming and Idaho
MINIMUM AGE: Seven (or mature six)
DESCRIPTION: Use your kids as an excuse to act out your own Wild West fantasies on this nine-day Yellowstone and Grand Tetons adventure, with five-mile walks through the parks, a rodeo, a hot-springs swim, and an optional Snake River float trip or hot-air balloon ride.
KIDS WILL LOVE: Digging for dinosaur bones
THE DETAILS: (800-779-0353; www.walkingadventures.com); $1,490; July 6

Georgia Islands Multisport
MINIMUM AGE: Six
DESCRIPTION: Visit Cumberland, Little St. Simons, and Amelia Islands to play like royalty during six days of biking, hiking, kayaking, fishing, and horseback riding before retreating to luxury lodges for blue-crab cakes and other gourmet grub.
KIDS WILL LOVE: The wild horses that roam Cumberland Island
THE DETAILS: Backroads (800-462-2848; www.backroads.com); $2,098; July 7, 21

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Kimberly got her first dose of outdoor adrenaline at 14, kayaking the Middle Fork of Idaho's Salmon River. Since then, she has mountain biked, hiked, camped and climbed coast to coast, with occasional hops overseas.