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Destinations

Snaggletooth Rapid on the Dolores River Changed by Debris Flow

It’s not likely anyone will see how it looks on this low-water year, but Snaggletooth Rapid on the Dolores River has been changed by...
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Inflatables

Jack’s Plastic Welding Provides Inflatable Flotation for Artemis II Landing

Inflatable maker Jack’s Plastic Welding is long known for its bombproof cataraft tubes, drybags, sleeping pads, and other river gear. Now they’re known for...
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Canoeing

Plan Your 2026 River Trips on NationalRiversProject.com

Want help planning your next river trip? Look no further than the River Management Society’s searchable database of recreational river reaches, mapped from put-ins...
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Destinations

Arkansas River Outfitters Gear Up for 2026, All Eyes on the Water

There's no doubt that it's a bleak runoff outlook for most rivers in the Colorado Rockies this season, with the state in the midst...
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Events

Down River Equipment Raftopia April 6-11!

Colorado river runners rejoice! (And prepare for some great deals on paddlesports equipment.) Down River Equipment at 11937 W. I-70 Frontage Road in Wheat Ridge, CO, is...
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Water Safety

What Every Boater Needs To Know About Low-Water Paddling

What Snowpack? This Year It’s The No-Pack Paddlers are facing a historic low snowpack throughout the West, and there’s not much we can do about...
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Conservation

5 Top Freed (Undammed) Rivers to Paddle! 

Highlighted by the recent decommissioning of four dams along California's Klamath River, there’s a new era underway to remove dams across the country, restoring...
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Competition

International Whitewater Hall of Fame Inductees Announced (Ceremony to Take Place at Canadian Canoe Museum May 2)

The World River Centre proudly invites the international paddling community to the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, Ontario—home of the world’s largest collection of paddlecraft—for...
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Conservation

A Call for Permit Reform

A recent post on Grand Canyon Private Boaters Association's Facebook page called for a reform of the current permit lottery system operated by rec.gov....
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Water Safety

American Whitewater’s Charlie Walbridge Talks River Safety

Charlie Walbridge (www.charliewalbridge.com) is the OG of watersports safety if there ever was one. Starting canoeing at Camp Mowglis in the early 60s, he’s...
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Conservation

NRS Films Releases “Common Waters” Film and Tour

Ever get harassed by landowners for floating or fishing in Colorado? NRS Films has released a new film by Rig to Flip Productions, “Common...
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Paddling Industry News

Catching Up with Kellogg: Clavey Paddlesports Shuttering Doors

After just over three decades in the paddlesports business, Clavey Paddlesports, based in Petaluma, Calif., is throwing in the towel. Owner Jeff Kellogg posted...
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Films & Books

Smitten with Sweep Boats? Watch NRS film Driving Sweep

For over 100 years, only a select few guides have held the responsibility—and required skills—of “driving sweep” down Idaho’s Middle Fork of the Salmon...
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Water Safety

AW Releases Accident Report: Last 6 Months of 2025

American Whitewater has released a draft summary of fatal whitewater accidents reported to American Whitewater in the last six months of 2025. “The second half...
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Destinations

Chugging Along: The Economic Engine of Colorado’s Arkansas River

(The Colorado Sun): Andre Spino-Smith scoots his Waka kayak into the trickling Arkansas River. It’s barely flowing at 350 cubic-feet-per-second in the river above...
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Conservation

“Yampa Yearnings” – A New Book From Award-winning Author Eugene Buchanan

A personal and powerful chronicle of the Yampa River, the last wild tributary to the Colorado River System STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLO. (December 2, 2025) –...
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Conservation

Costa Rica’s Pacuare River in Position for Permanent Protection

On Friday October 31, 2025, conservationists looking to permanently protect Costa Rica’s Pacuare River — including the Rivers and Forest Alliance (RAFA), founded by...
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Conservation

New Book “Yampa Yearnings” Heralds Colorado’s Yampa River (Pre-order Here!)

A new book by award-winning author Eugene Buchanan heralds northwest Colorado’s Yampa River, the last remaining free-flowing tributary to the Colorado River Basin. As...
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Inflatables

Rafting History 101

On a cold September morning in 1843, five men gathered around a rubber raft at the foot of Wasatch Mountains in today’s Utah, nervously...
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Destinations

Music on the River: A Visit to Adrift Dinosaur’s RiverWonderGrass

Live Music in the Heart of Lodore Canyon “Ripple, in still water…” The song is oddly fitting. Grateful Dead cover band Pickin’ on the Dead...
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Inflatables

It’s Hammer Time! Badfish HammerCat Review

It’s Hammer Time! Yep, when it comes to hammering the river (though none of us actually do that, as the river always wins), you...
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Accessories

A PL Peak at Riversmith’s New Convoy Collection Weatherproof Travel Bags

Anglers and paddlers rejoice. Colorado’s Riversmith, a longtime designer of fly rod racks and storage systems for vehicles and rafts, has rolled out its...
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Whitewater Rafting

Rafters Claim Bigfoot Sighting in Colorado?

Not, it wasn't on a river costume night, or an overly hairy raft guide out taking a leak. In a post that has already...
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Paddling Gear

YETI GoBox 60 Gear Case Review: The Ultimate Waterproof Gear Organizer for Outdoor Adventures

In this YETI GoBox 60 Gear Case review, we explore why this rugged, waterproof gear case is a favorite among paddlers and outdoor enthusiasts....
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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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Accessories

Summer Swagalicious Gear Roundup!

Okay okay, it's still a little early for Christmas. But it's coming, and the goose is getting fat. So,...
Stand Up Paddle Boarding

Isle Paddle Boards: A fun alternative to whitewater kayaking

ISLE Pioneer 3 & Pioneer Pro 2: A New Perspective on Stand-Up Paddling Looking for something to mix things up...

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Conservation

Salt River Hit Record 84,900 CFS During Southwest Floods

Arizona's Salt River hit a record flow from the...
Conservation

Grand Canyon Hits 50K? Not So Fast…(But San Juan Tops 41K!)

While rumors (and hydrograph readings) attested that the Grand...
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