Last week Tom, the editor of this Web site, took me whitewater kayaking for the first time. Traditionally, my outdoor recreation revolves around skiing, biking, and hiking, so I was excited to learn something new. We parked my car at a pullout downriver and drove Tom’s truck to the put-in. Once I finally got all [...]
100 Things That Matter in Paddling
Why do we paddle? Why do we take a canoe across a lake, sea kayak to a remote fiord, raft a desert canyon, or punch through whitewater in a kayak? Because there are certain things that matter in paddling, things that often go unsaid but that are at the very core of the sport. Things [...]
Know your river hand and whistle signals
On the river, where distance and the roar of rapids can make it impossible to hear, hand and whistle signals can be useful for everything from coordinating groups of boats to aiding in fast, effective responses to life threatening emergencies. In the course of my 38 years of river running, I’ve adopted a “language” of [...]
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