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Piling It On: Adventure packrafters Roman Dial, Brad Micheljohn and Mike Curian complete first descent of AK’s Pile River

Putting up with epic amounts of brush portaging, this summer Hyperlite Mountain Gear Ambassadors and adventurers Brad Meiklejohn, Roman Dial and Mike Curiak completed a two-week pack raft descent of Alaska’s Pile River through Lake Clark National Park.
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Help Save the White Nile! Polly Green Releases Film to Help Effort

While the Ugandans might have had trouble securing visas to compete in this year’s World Kayak Freestyle Championships on Canada’s Ottawa River, their hometown White Nile River is facing even more trouble waters…it’s about to be lost and changed forever by the construction of the Isimba Dam….
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United By Blue: Celebrating a Quarter-Million Pounds of Trash Removed from Waterways Since 2010

Talk about putting your money – and, more importantly, manpower – where your river mouth is. Upholding a mission that inspired the company name and mission, urban-outdoor apparel and accessories brand United By Blue recently announced that it has removed 250,000 pounds of trash from rivers, oceanfronts and other waterways since the company’s founding in 2010.
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Sounds the Trumpets: It’s Gauley Season!

Yep, it’s that time of year again. Time for one of the East’s best whitewater runs to kick into gear, thanks to releases from the Summersville Dam. So what are you waiting for? It’s Gauley Season, by golly…
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First Positive Drug Test in Int’l Rafting Federation History Goes to…Serbia!

It was bound to happen: the first positive drug test in Int’l Rafting Federation history. As reported by Michael Lindberg, head of the IRF’s Anti-Doping Committee, the verdict came after a doping sample carried out May 17, 2015, during the National Rafting Championships in Serbia, showing the presence of a prohibited substance: cannabis.
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River Outfitters Stymied by Animas River Toxic Waste Spill; American Rivers Chimes In

While the real hit is to the environment, rivers outfitters along the Animas River is southwest Colorado are also feeling the effects of the recent mining waste spill that dumped more than 3 million gallons of toxic waste into the Animas near Silverton.
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Free ACA membership with purchase of any MTI PFD

Flotation and a free membership. It's not a bad combo. MTI and the American Canoe Association have teamed up to promote paddler education and on-water networking by offering a free one-year membership to the ACA when a consumer buys any MTI life jacket.
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Destinations

Paddling the Pacuare: The best, most accessible, family-friendly jungle raft trip in the world

“Thirty-three, dad!” says my daughter, Casey, 12. No, she’s not guessing my age (I can only wish). We’re near the end of our three-day rafting trip down Costa Rica’s Pacuare River and she’s been counting riverside waterfalls, just one of many perks paddling perhaps the greatest, family-friendly jungle raft trip in the world...
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5 Tips for Track Raft Racing in China

What’s it like to raft race in China? Serbia’s Nada Matic, of the International rafting Federation, offers a few pointers in her summary of China’s recent R-2 Championships, drawing teams from Serbia, Canada, Hungary, New Zealand and the USA…
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Canoeing

Paddling Alphabet Poster!

Where was this when we were kids? Had we had the paddling version of My Outdoor Alphabet, we might know our duffek from our derriere…
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Destinations

Yampa Yowza! New Book Released on Yampa River

Those who have ever paddled any section of the Yampa River, and know renowned photographer John Fielder, know that if you combine the two, great things are bound to happen. Throw in the author insight of former river ranger, outfitter and Ph.D. Pat Tierney, and you get a coffee table book that belongs on everyone’s shelf with an affinity for the last major free flowing-river in the seven-state Colorado River…
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CANOE & KAYAK Announces $10,000 Adventure Contest

Want to take your dream paddling trip? Now's your chance. Canoe & Kayak magazine announced its new Dream Your Adventure Contest, presented by Nexen Tire, to encourage everyday people to embark on a life-changing paddling adventure. Offering $10,000 to fund a paddling expedition, it's the world’s largest contest of its kind open exclusively to paddlers...
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Paddling Industry News

Down River Equipment Hosts 2nd Annual Rendezvous on Colo.’s Arkansas River May 15-17

Want to get together with fellow paddlers in Colorado? Head to Down River Equipment’s second annual Customer Appreciation weekend and 30th Anniversary event May 15-17 on the Arkansas River...
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New Film Aims to Protect Costa Rica’s Pacuare River

Those lucky enough to have paddled Costa Rica’s Pacuare River can relate to a new film, "Troubled Waters," dedicated to preserving it.
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Hail AW! Yosemite’s Merced Officially Opens to Paddlers

Paddlers officially have a new run to notch off their hit list in California, and it's one of the most beautiful river stretches in the country. In mid-April, the Merced River in Yosemite National Park was officially reopened to paddlers...
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Putting Its Money Where Its Feet Are: Chaco Steps Up Its River Conservation Game

Chalk one up for Chaco Sandals for protecting rivers. Already committed to a strong preservation presence, the footwear company recently partnered with a variety of conservation organizations, outfitters, and brands to celebrate rivers in April....
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Raft Biz Dries Up on Cali’s Kern

A record drought in California is causing SoCal outfitters to shutter their doors for the season. How bad is it? The heralded Kern River Festival also cancelled for first time in 50 years...
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Grand Canyon Tops American Rivers’ 2015 Most Endangered Rivers List

While novices might feel endangered running its marquee rapids, the Grand Canyon itself tops American Rivers' Most Endangered Rivers List for 2015. An iconic stretch of river and an irreplaceable national treasure, the Grand Canyon, says AR, "faces a battery of threats that could forever harm its health and unique experience that belongs to every American...."
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Legislation Introduced to Study Paddling in Yellowstone, Grand Teton National Parks

It’s still a long ways away, but paddling may soon be allowed in current off-limits portions of YelloWstone and Grand Teton national parks, thanks to new legislation in the form of The Yellowstone and Grand Teton Paddling Act, which would lead to analyzing river paddling in the marquee national parks...
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Reel Paddling Film Festival Announces 2015 Winners

And the envelope, please…The 10th Annual Reel Paddling Film Festival, which just premiered at Famous Players Canada Square in Toronto, treated attendees to the first screenings of some of the year’s award-winning films, with all proceeds going to Project Canoe, a canoe camp for at-risk youth.
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How My Daughter Tried to Kill Me; Whitewater Rafting on Maine’s Dead (By Dana Benner)

When my daughter Sarah offered to take me whitewater rafting for my 52nd birthday, I jumped at the chance as it was something I had never done before, despite spending most of my life in the outdoors. But then my wife and I began to question her motives, joking about how Sarah was trying to kill me in order to obtain my only possession of value; my truck...
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Colorado’s Yampa River Gets Google Maps Street View; Second River in U.S. Behind Grand Canyon

The Colorado RIver’s Grand Canyon might have several things the Yampa River upstream doesn’t, but not anymore when it comes to Google Maps Street View. The Yampa is now the second river in the world to enjoy new Google Maps Street View, giving viewers a 3-D perspective of the waterway online.
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New Play Park Comes to Colo’s Pumphouse Run; New Whitewater Park to Be Completed by April 2015

Kayakers paddling Class V Gore Canyon of the Colorado have a better reason to bring their playboats along now – at least so they can trade-out from the roof rack afterward. Officials recently announced the beginning of construction on the Gore Canyon Whitewater Park, to be completed by April 2015...
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New York Times Runs Story on Tram Threat to Grand Canyon

Want to read the latest plight facing the Grand Canyon? Tune into the venerable New York Times, which is currently running a story highlighting threats facing the Grand Canyon, including a recent proposal to build the controversial Escalade tram, which would deliver gawkers down to the confluence of the Little Colorado...
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Ocoee River Sees Historic Flooding

Historic Flooding Hits Ocoee River Region, Shattering Water-Level Record It's not just the desert Southwest of the Rockies getting record...
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