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Horserace Rapids Peshtigo River Wisconsin

April showers bring flooded waters and great whitewater

on April 1, 2012 in Canoeing, Kayaking, Whitewater rafting, Wisconsin adventure travel

April has sometimes been referred to as the cruelest month. For the outdoors enthusiast, it can be a difficult month highlighted by the fact that you will enjoy beautiful days with highs in the 70s one day and then 40 degrees and raining the next.  Then you add the proclivity for heavy rain into the [...]

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Horserace Rapids on the Peshtigo River

on March 4, 2012 in Daily Travel Photo, Whitewater rafting

The beautiful Peshtigo River near Crivitz, Wisconsin is home to some great outdoor adventure opportunities. This photo was taken from Wildman Ranch which offers whitewater rafting, rock climbing, and soon zip lining. This is Horserace Rapids, which is a class IV designation and perhaps the premier whitewater stretch in Wisconsin. Besides whitewater rafting, the area [...]

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Horserace Rapids on the Peshtigo River

Spring whitewater rafting on the Peshtigo River at the Wildman Ranch

on April 30, 2011 in Adventure travel, Whitewater rafting

Spring is the time to have an epic adventure at the Wildman Ranch on the Peshtigo River in Wisconsin.  This is the II part in a chronicle of my adventure last weekend.  Read Part I here. After a half hour of successfully navigating more difficult rock gardens Nick said the first Class III rapids lie [...]

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Whitewater rafting on the Peshtigo River in Wisconsin with Wildman Ranch

on April 28, 2011 in Adventure travel, Whitewater rafting

This last weekend I had the pleasure of whitewater rafting on the Peshtigo River thanks to an invitation from Wildman Ranch. April is the best time to raft for those that love adventure travel as the snow melt plus spring showers lead to high water and perfect exciting conditions on the river. I had the [...]

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Whitewater rafting on the Peshtigo in Crivitz, Wisconsin and the economic effect

on April 27, 2011 in Adventure travel, United States, Whitewater rafting

I had never heard of Crivitz, Wisconsin until I was invited up to the Wildman Ranch to whitewater raft.  I had heard of the Peshtigo River before, but never the town as I had never visited this section of Wisconsin before. Crivitz is about fifty miles straight north of Green Bay just south of the [...]

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Peshtigo River taken from the Wildman Ranch

Go Pro video on the Peshtigo River whitewater rafting

on April 25, 2011 in Adventure travel, United States, Whitewater rafting

I just returned from an epic run on the Peshtigo River whitewater rafting thanks to Wildman Ranch. Water levels were perfect as the water was raging. Over the next week I will be posting videos, pictures, and posts regarding the awesome trip. Adventure travel is all about getting the adrenaline up and just having fun [...]

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