We've done it before. We have an impeccable safety record," said Richards. Some rafting companies, like Wet River Trips, are taking added safety steps to deal with the current conditions.

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The author went on his first rafting trip at the age of 12; now a father, he wanted his two young sons to also experience a western river. Rebecca Stumpf for The New York Times ...