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Detroit Loses Paddling Advocate and Philanthropist

Let's just say the world needs more people like Missy Kinyon. And so does the paddling world. As reported in the Detroit Free Press, Musician...

Northern Forest Canoe Trail Silent Auction Nov. 15-30!

Forget Black Friday. Score great paddling gear and other products while supporting the greatest paddling trail in the country by visiting the Northern Forest...

Richard Bangs Releases New Book: “The Art of Living Dangerously” (with Special PL Q&A)

In 1973, Richard Bangs founded Sobek Expeditions, the original and now largest adventure travel company in the world, with over a million clients guided...

Paddling Rigs: Hard Core Paddles Owner’s Chevy Express Van Conversion into an Adventure Rig

The Adventure Rig Mike Nash is known throughout the greater Seattle area and Northwest as a fabricator, paddle machinery designer, creator, kayaker, honey badger, and...

Oklahoma Gets New $30M Whitewater Park

WOKA is transforming the town of Watts, Oklahoma. Following 2016’s opening of the $45 million Oklahoma Whitewater Center/Riversport Rapids in downtown Oklahoma City, the town...

Sea Kayaking Deception Pass

(by Ken Campbell) Deception Pass is home to the wildest salt water in Washington State. There are other places that boast strong currents, to be...

One Down, Three to Go: First Dam Down on Cali’s Klamath (A Report from American Whitewater)

An Important Milestone on the Klamath – Removal of the Copco 2 Dam Complete! By: Thomas O'Keefe Crews spent October putting the final touches on the...

Nepal Earthquake a Scary Experience for Kayakers on Thuli Bheri

According to Rush Sturges, who was on a kayaking trip in Nepal with Benny Marr and several other paddlers when the recent earthquake struck,...

Family Affair At the NRS Green Race: 1st Mother/Son Duo, Multiple Father/Sons, and Friedenson Bests Jackson

It was a family affair at this year's coveted NRS Green Race on Asheville, N.C.'s Green River, with multiple parent/sibling pairings showcasing boaters paddling...

Hip Problems for Kayakers (FAI), and Surgical Repair

We all know kayaking uses your hips. "Hip snap!" we all hear when learning to roll. And we use our hips when bracing, boofing,...

This Man Has 130 Kayaks at His Home: Kayak Museum Curator Charlie Albright

Spouse give you a hard time about how many boats you have laying around the house? That’s nothing compared to the quiver amassed by...

2023 Paddling Life Photo Contest

2023 FALL PHOTO CONTEST IS HERE Yep, with autumn's colors in full swing, send in your best fall photo (with a boat in it, of...

2023 Paddling Life Fall Photo Contest!

2023 FALL PHOTO CONTEST IS HERE Yep, with autumn's colors in full swing, send in your best fall photo (with a boat in it, of...

Hala Pits Its Boards Against Cowboys in Marketing Campaign

Want a firsthand look at how tough Hala Gear SUPs are? Now you can say they're cowboy tough. Witness their unique marketing campaign, Hala...

Forget Canton: IWHOF Releases 2023 Whitewater Hall of Fame Video

At its induction ceremony hosted at this summer’s Paddle Sports Show in France, the World River Centre, on behalf of the International Whitewater Hall...

TESTED : SylvanSport TraiLOFT Rooftop Tent/Trailer Combo: Campalicious!

With fall happening in the Northwest, the perfect time to do a few trips, Paddling Life had the opportunity recently to test out the...

Sea Kayaking Washington’s Dungeness Spit

By Ken Campbell Every year Dungeness Spit gets a little bigger. This striking landform that extends out into the waters of Washington's Strait of Juan...

“Arctic Cowboys” Team Completes First-ever Sea Kayak Navigation of Northwest Passage

It’s a big, big first. An expedition team dubbed “The Arctic Cowboys,” led by Explorer’s Club member West Hansen, completed the first kayak navigation...

Hyside BattleCat Review – a Bigger Paddlecat

By Brian Pernick Ay first we had some hesitation about the new Hyside BattleCat. My wife Katie’s background was in bigger paddle rafts, and she...

The Jackson 5: Sage Donnelly Wins for Women, Dane Jackson for Men at ICF Freestyle World Championships

No, it's not the disco band. This Jackson Five goes to kayaker Dane Jackson. The world’s greatest male freestyle paddler and a former junior...

PL Founder Touts Benefits of Getting Kids Outside in Men’s Journal Story

Paddling Life founder Eugene Buchanan is no stranger to getting outside, and dragging his kids along with him. In face, one of this books,...

Watch the World Freestyle Champs Live!

It's all going down this week at the the World Freestyle Championships in Columbus, GA, as the top freestyle kayakers in the world battle...

Kayaking the Ill-advised RedBull “Rampage” Line

Okay, some things are just stupid. Such could well be the case with kayaker Bradon Sweeney, who recently took the lumbar-compressing liberty of kayaking Utah's...

Inside France’s Paddle Sports Show: New Gear and Video Recap by Bren Orton!

You might have had a hard time getting ahold of company heads and designers at the end of September as most headed across the...

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Detroit Loses Paddling Advocate and Philanthropist

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Northern Forest Canoe Trail Silent Auction Nov. 15-30!

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2016 Yampa River Festival/SUP Cup June 3-5 2016!

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