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Conservation

John Wesley Powell Museum Gets New Kayaks to Display

A trailer full old kayaks has made its way to the heralded John Wesley Powell Museum in Green River, Utah, thanks to the efforts...
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Athlete Stories

Jim Good on the First Descent of Ernie’s Gorge on WA’s NF Snoqualmie

(By Jim Good/photos by Mike Hagadorn): From out of the darkness the first twinkling lights appeared. We were overcome with relief, then jubilation. It...
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Whitewater Kayaking

RIP Milo Duffek: “Duffek” Stroke Inventer Passes Away (Plus Tribute Vid)

Just two months after posting a great story on Milo Duffek and his infamous defection from the communist-controlled Czech Republic, his son, Milo Jr.,...
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Whitewater Rafting

The Case of the Steamboat Sting, Dinosaur National Park, 1957

By Tom Martin (Modified from "Otis Marston: The Colorado River Historian," Volume 1, Book 4, available on Amazon Kindle) Editor's note: To adequately tell this...
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Whitewater Kayaking

Remembering Milo: An Ode to the Duffek Stroke (and Milo’s “Duffection”)

(By Alton Chewning) The Duffek stroke is one of the most enigmatic techniques in the history of kayaking. The stroke itself is hard to pin down...
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Conservation

Ken Sleight, River Guide Who Inspired Edward Abbey’s Seldom Seen Smith, Dies at 97

Ken Sleight, the river guide who inspired Edward Abbey's Seldom Seen Smith in "The Monkey Wrench Gang," has died...
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Films & Books

Dustin, Scott Lindgren Work Water Magic to Film New “Redemption River” Video

There’s a new vid out highlighting Cali’s American River, billed as a faith-based survival thriller. Filmed among the rugged canyons...
Events

That’s a Wrap: Our Man in the Field Reports Gauley Fest is “Beautiful Chaos”

That is Gauley Fest: a little intimidating, a little ridiculous, incredibly loud and absolutely unforgettable. Beautiful chaos on the Gauley.

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Films & Books

Dustin, Scott Lindgren Work Water Magic to Film New “Redemption River” Video

There’s a new vid out highlighting Cali’s American River,...
Events

That’s a Wrap: Our Man in the Field Reports Gauley Fest is “Beautiful Chaos”

That is Gauley Fest: a little intimidating, a little ridiculous, incredibly loud and absolutely unforgettable. Beautiful chaos on the Gauley.