Green Vacations
I came across a site, austinlehman.com, that specializes in earth friendly family vacations. He claims that family vacations should also be a stress-free family bonding experience. I happen to agree, but wonder what the reality of that is at times! ![]()

Anyone blessed with energetic, half-crazed children knows that family vacations can be exhausting and stressful. Vacations, according to Austin, should be worthwhile, restful, and natural bonding experiences. And in a perfect world family vacations should be earth friendly, sort of green yet fun.
However, left to chance, most family outings are typically confined to commonplace tourist activities where most observe rather than participate. Just how easy is it to plan a stress free green (meaning earth friendly) holiday with kids?
Austin Lehman Adventures is a small company in Montana that has been doing just this for 20+ years. They take the stress and worry out of family vacations with what director Dan Austin calls “seamless execution.� “When you are out riding your bike, rafting, or hiking, someone [else is] putting your luggage in your room, turning down your bed, making dinner reservations, and putting a mint on your pillow.�
Try free range fun. Consider for a moment a family vacation filled with action packed hours of biking the back country, hiking to high mountain vistas, and rafting down white water rapids. Throw in wildlife observation with a local naturalist, a gourmet picnic by an alpine lake, a quiet horseback ride, and at the end of the day, an herbal massage for mom and dad, a delightful meal and luxurious accommodations at a five-star lodge. Sounds enticing, doesn’t it? This is what vacations should really be about. Taking yourself out of your everyday element and giving yourself over to an adventure – active, achievable, and pampering.
Introduce the world. What better way to experience your children and your spouse, if you have one, than to get out and play, be a kid and enjoy the beauty of the natural world around us- while letting professionals take care of all the details and arrangements. Educating our children on an active lifestyle and the magic of nature is a key tool to ensuring national parks, rivers, and public lands are protected and enjoyed for future generations. What better way to introduce your children to these wonderful geographies than to go there, experience it, and play in it!
They do the details. For those who love all the aspects of an action vacation and want nothing more than the very best in relaxation and enjoyment, Austin Lehman Adventures can offer you a trip of a lifetime. For them, the details are part of their style. They offer over nine expressly designed family vacations for you and yours. What’s more, the lodging, transportation, food, personalized attention, and equipment are all included, so you and your family can just play. This is what a real, carefree vacation should be without any worry or stress!
Don’t forget to visit their WEBSITE, or call 800-575-1540! You can also click HERE to order a catalogue, or HERE to see their 2007 trips.

March 4th, 2007 at 1:44 pm
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March 5th, 2007 at 9:04 am
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