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Lindsay DeFrates

Lindsay DeFrates is a freelance writer who has lived and played on the rivers of Western Colorado and Eastern Utah since 2005. She lives in Glenwood Springs with her husband and their three kids. Sometimes, the whole family goes rafting, which is, of course, ridiculous.

  • How to Make River Friends: Don’t Be a ‘Milton’

    June 8, 2019June 7, 20195 minute readby Lindsay DeFrates

    Family Rafting 101: The First Float

    May 24, 2019January 21, 202114 minute readby Lindsay DeFrates

    How to be a Trip Leader

    April 25, 2019February 1, 202212 minute readby Lindsay DeFrates

    How to Have ‘The Talk’ with your Boating Friends

    October 9, 2018October 10, 201810 minute readby Lindsay DeFrates

    Sand Free Is the Way to Be

    August 27, 2018January 6, 20225 minute readby Lindsay DeFrates

    A Two-River Town

    August 10, 2018August 20, 20189 minute readby Lindsay DeFrates

    When a Raft Guide Goes Fly Fishing

    July 28, 2018November 28, 201815 minute readby Lindsay DeFrates

    Ten ‘Things’ For Family Rafting

    March 6, 2018January 5, 202210 minute readby Lindsay DeFrates

    The Next Chapter: Dirtbag Parenting

    September 12, 2017October 10, 201712 minute readby Lindsay DeFrates

    A Case Against Multi-Day Rafting

    June 6, 2017June 6, 20176 minute readby Lindsay DeFrates
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