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Nation’s Top River Sojourns
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Freakin’ Fluminkohala! Paddling the Big Island’s Irie Irrigation Ditch
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...
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The World’s Top 10 Rafting Trips
Although many guides evoke the image, you don’t have to be a bleach-blonde, toothpaste poster boy to enjoy rafting. Once Covid restrictions lift —...
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Group Fights to Save Ecuador’s Newest Whitewater Gem: El Rio Piatua
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...
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Watch Epic Russian Rafting Carnage on the Yurunkash River
Think rafting promotes social distancing? Not for these Russians, simultaneously caught in a keeper hydraulic on the Yurunkash river in the former Soviet Union. See the...
Destinations
Small World Adventures Cancels Ecuador Season Due to Pandemic
Now it’s getting personal for paddlers. Due to the global pandemic Small World Adventures is cancelling its Ecuador season of whitewater kayaking. In a letter to...
Destinations
New Wild and Scenic Rivers Bill Introduced for Montana
Forget Kevin Costner and his new watch-me-cowboy "Yellowstone" series. There's bigger news for Montana: the state might soon be getting more Wild & Scenic...
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Why SUP Yoga Should be Your Newest Hobby
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Baffin or Bust: An Alpacka Packraft Paddle and Climb Expedition
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Adventure kayaking pioneer Ben Stookesberry, who turned...
Destinations
The Down-low on Creeking the Dominican Republic
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Destinations
Gauley During COVID: A Personal Account
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National Rivers Project Lists National Wildlife Refuge Paddling Trails
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It’s easier than ever now, thanks to the National...
Canoeing
National Rivers Project Details Info on Wild & Scenic Rivers
Want to paddle a Wild & Scenic or other picturesque river? It just got a whole lot easier.
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Destinations
Kayaking Near Me: Great Southwest Trip Ideas from Alpacka!
Looking to avoid travel, but still want to have fun? Not all adventures require flight travel or long distances. Avoid the crowds, hop in...
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Taking to the Trout Laden Waters of the Idaho-Wyoming Border
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Canoe Trip Thwarted by Bear
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Permit System Comes to Lower Gunnison’s Dominguez-Escalante Canyon
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Lessons Learned About Post Corona Life and a Life on the River from a Guide
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Paddling for Manatees on the Homosassa River in Florida
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The Russian Way: A Kayaking Expedition Through Siberia (By Brian Berger/Courtesy NRS)
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Help Save the Zambezi’s Batoka Gorge!
Anyone who’s ever paddled the Zambezi River’s Batoka Gorge realizes it’s some of the best action-packed whitewater on the planet, packing an entire Grand...
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It’s Permit Time! (Link to Resources Here!)
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