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We started in August. A leisurely three weeks of adventuring with hiking shoes in the truck, kayaks and mountain bikes on the roof, and our new travel trailer hitched up behind. Before the camper, we never considered the Blue Ridge Parkway to be a destination, itself. But now we could set up basecamp and explore outward. Check out the story and pics at Duct Tape Diaries!
The legendary expedition paddler and master instructor, also known as Greystoke, has explored waters all over the world. Read about his wild adventures, including being the first kayaker on Tibet’s upper Tsangpo River during the 1980s, at Paddling Magazine!
“After tying up the raft, we walked uphill through the eerily quiet ranch. Other than us, a pair of colorfully dressed boaters wandering between worn buildings, it felt like a piece of the Wild West ripped from the past. A rickety windmill slowly turned. Horseshoes hung on a fence rail. A garter snake slithered across the path…” Continue reading at Duct Tape Diaries!
Sometimes, the only way to know if a park is worth paddling is to go check it out. From Congaree to Everglades to Mammoth Cave, learn about our (mis) adventures on water and land–with cameos by herpes-infected macaques and friendly manatees–at Duct Tape Diaries!
Big Piney River is a lush float stream in the Missouri Ozarks. Big Piney Creek is a Wild & Scenic whitewater river in the Arkansas Ozarks. Each offers a different experience, and both are worth paddling. Learn more in the summer paddling issue of Terrain Magazine!
Every summer, at whitewater rivers across the Southeast, a group of rowdy kayakers passes through. Laughing. Waving. Splashing. And curious observers gather on shore, wondering how do I become a paddler? Learn how at Blue Ridge Outdoors!
“We left the Nantahala Outdoor Center bunkhouse just after sunrise. It was our first time on the Appalachian Trail, which we followed steeply uphill above the Nantahala River as the sky brightened. My wife was joining me for the hiking portion of my first packrafting adventure. A shakedown day trip to get a feel for the sport…” Continue reading at Blue Ridge Outdoors!
A New Year’s adventure at Georgia’s wild Cumberland Island National Seashore, with whiteout paddling, wilderness biking, empty beaches, historic ruins, waterfront camping, and dolphins. Read more at Blue Ridge Outdoors!
Tracing a lifetime of adventures on the water in 25 boats, with classic appearances by everything from massive old-school river runners to tiny playboats. Cameos by a sit-on-top sea kayak, an aggressive sea lion, & one very judgemental sea turtle… Continue reading at Blue Ridge Outdoors!
150 miles of free-flowing river in the heart of the Arkansas Ozarks, with stunning bluffs, clear waters, and a fascinating story about people and preservation… Continue reading in Terrain Magazine!