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  It’s River Permit Time! (Link to Resources Here!)
  Eugene Buchanan - January 19, 2021 0
  It's river permit season, all you freeloading dirtbags. Ensure your chance to keep getting invited on river trips by actually applying for, and hopefully pulling,...
  Destinations
  New River Gorge To Become National Park
  Eugene Buchanan - January 18, 2021 0
  Get ready to raft in a new national park. West Virginia’s New River Gorge is set to become the nation’s newest national park, thanks to...
  Paddling Industry News
  Big Adventures, Eddyline Chime in on State of the Sea Kayak Sector
  Staff Post - January 15, 2021 0
  After a slew of changes in the sea kayaking business world a few years ago, the sector is back to stroking along smoothly, especially...
  Multi-Sport
  It’s Official: Led By SUPs, Paddlesports Sales Swelling
  Eugene Buchanan - January 6, 2021 0
  Paddlesports sales are swelling like the waves their followers paddle on. As part of this year’s Outdoor Retailer Winter Online tradeshow Jan. 6, that’s what...
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  Choo-choo Chew on This: Colorado’s Browns Canyon Threatened by Oil Trains
  Eugene Buchanan - January 24, 2021 0
  Paddlers taking to Colorado’s beloved Browns Canyon of the Arkansas could soon see the iconic wilderness whitewater run jeopardized by trains full of heavy crude...
  Destinations
  It’s River Permit Time! (Link to Resources Here!)
  Eugene Buchanan - January 19, 2021 0
  It's river permit season, all you freeloading dirtbags. Ensure your chance to keep getting invited on river trips by actually applying for, and hopefully pulling,...
  Destinations
  New River Gorge To Become National Park
  Eugene Buchanan - January 18, 2021 0
  Get ready to raft in a new national park. West Virginia’s New River Gorge is set to become the nation’s newest national park, thanks to...
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  Top Rafting Reads (for this COVID Christmas)
  Eugene Buchanan - December 23, 2020 2
  Looking for some great rafting reading to get you through this COVID-confined Christmas, and spark your juices for the upcoming paddling season? Our friends at...
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  PL Q&A Exclusive: Filmmaker Scott Blankenfeld Releases New Vid of Cali’s South Silver First Descent
  Eugene Buchanan - January 27, 2021 0
  First run in the late ‘90s, California’s South Silver drains the Sierra Nevada in a torrent of cascades, creating one of the best granite-lined,...
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  Level6 Exposes Counterfeit Drysuit Ring
  Staff Post - January 21, 2021 0
  In the ultimate unboxing video, Level6 president Stig Larsson purchased a counterfeit Level6 dry suit from Amazon — from a brand that was copying...
  Destinations
  Group Fights to Save Ecuador’s Newest Whitewater Gem: El Rio Piatua
  Eugene Buchanan - December 10, 2020 0
  Now, it's getting downright indigenous. In November, a coalition of civil society organizations and law professors submitted an amicus brief to Ecuador’s Constitutional Court calling...
  Paddling Industry News
  Denver to Get New River Park at River Mile
  Eugene Buchanan - December 2, 2020 0
  Downtown Denver, Colo.’s largest mixed-used development, The River Mile, will soon be getting new river park amenities as part of a dynamic restoration of...
Canoeing
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  How One California Outfitter Has Weathered 4 Fires (and now COVID)
  Eugene Buchanan - January 15, 2021 0
  For river outfitter Russian River Adventures, located in the heart of Sonoma Valley wine country in Healdsburg, Calif., adversity has come with the territory...
  Canoeing
  Nation’s Top River Sojourns
  Eugene Buchanan - January 7, 2021 0
  To "sojourn" is "to dwell in a place temporarily." If you throw in the word "river" beforehand, and then treat sojourn as a noun,...
  Canoeing
  Freakin’ Fluminkohala! Paddling the Big Island’s Irie Irrigation Ditch
  Eugene Buchanan - December 29, 2020 1
  While Hawaii’s Big Island might be known for its surf, snorkeling and lava flows, Class I paddlers also have an option in the 112-year-old...
  Canoeing
  Paddling World Mourns Loss of Sea Kayak Pioneer Stanislav Chládek
  Eugene Buchanan - December 7, 2020 3
  The world of sea kayaking lost one of its most ardent practitioners, advocates and explorers with the passing of Stanislav Chládek November 25, 2020,...
SUP’s
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  It’s Official: Led By SUPs, Paddlesports Sales Swelling
  Eugene Buchanan - January 6, 2021 0
  Paddlesports sales are swelling like the waves their followers paddle on. As part of this year’s Outdoor Retailer Winter Online tradeshow Jan. 6, that’s what...
  Paddling Industry News
  Denver to Get New River Park at River Mile
  Eugene Buchanan - December 2, 2020 0
  Downtown Denver, Colo.’s largest mixed-used development, The River Mile, will soon be getting new river park amenities as part of a dynamic restoration of...
  Stand-up Paddling
  Why SUP Yoga Should be Your Newest Hobby
  Staff Post - November 7, 2020 0
  SUP Yoga isn't just a trendy class to take on vacation. Here we’ll divulge how and why SUP yoga is enlightening, fun and great...
  Accessories
  Kind Design Topo River Hoodie Gear Review
  Miles De Feyter - November 5, 2020 2
  We've all been there. Flipping through our social feeds, giving "likes" to our friends most recent river descents, when that very specific and highly...
Fishing
- Canoes
  Johnson Watercraft Revenues Grow 25% for Year
  Eugene Buchanan - December 14, 2020 0
  “The 2020 fiscal year was like no other year in our history” Johnson Outdoors, owner of such paddlecraft brands as Ocean Kayak, Old Town Canoe...
  Events
  Don’t Think There’s Money in Kayak Fishing? Hobie Bass Open Series Pays Out $62K; Winner Ryan Lambert Pockets $30K
  Eugene Buchanan - November 23, 2020 0
  When the splashing ended, drags stopped screaming and wind finally subsided, Ryan Lambert’s name stood alone atop the leader board at the Hobie Bass...
  Kayak Fishing
  5 Tips to Become A Better Kayak Angler
  Eugene Buchanan - October 6, 2020 0
  Kayak fishing is booming, and a lot of people have learned just how easy it is to get into. Here are a few tips at how...
  Kayak Fishing
  Jackson Kayak Names Jameson Redding New Fishing Development Lead
  Aaron Bible - September 11, 2020 0
  Jackson Kayak has opened the door with a glimpse at the next stage in their fishing program with the announcement of Jameson Redding as...
Sea Kayaking
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  Big Adventures, Eddyline Chime in on State of the Sea Kayak Sector
  Staff Post - January 15, 2021 0
  After a slew of changes in the sea kayaking business world a few years ago, the sector is back to stroking along smoothly, especially...
  Canoeing
  Nation’s Top River Sojourns
  Eugene Buchanan - January 7, 2021 0
  To "sojourn" is "to dwell in a place temporarily." If you throw in the word "river" beforehand, and then treat sojourn as a noun,...
  Canoeing
  Paddling World Mourns Loss of Sea Kayak Pioneer Stanislav Chládek
  Eugene Buchanan - December 7, 2020 3
  The world of sea kayaking lost one of its most ardent practitioners, advocates and explorers with the passing of Stanislav Chládek November 25, 2020,...
  Destinations
  Poof, Gone! 300-foot-deep Lake Above AK Sea Kayak Hotspot Disappears
  Eugene Buchanan - November 18, 2020 0
  Ice-dammed Bear Glacier Lake in Alaska, located above the popular sea kayaking spot of Bear Lagoon frequented by outfitters out of Seward, has vanished...
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