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Good News for Rivers
01.16.2009
Wild and Scenic Rivers are big winner in Senate bill Thursday, January 15, 2009 The second largest Wild and Scenic package in history passed the Senate today, safeguarding over 1,000 miles of rivers in Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Wyoming, Utah, Vermont, and Massachusetts. S. 22, the bi-partisan Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, includes important [...]
Jimmy Buffet Goes Standup with Native Watercraft
01.12.2009
Jimmy Buffet Goes Standup with Native Watercraft
Southeast Goes Off | Rain makes for region-wide good mood
01.09.2009
by Kate Stepan Thursday dawned cold and overcast in Asheville, North Carolina, though nearby creeks still raged from rain that has fallen almost steadily since Monday. “We’re getting lit up for sure,” says Bryan Owen, who works for Astral Buoyancy in Asheville, on Wednesday. “A lot of things are too high today, I think tomorrow [...]
Holiday Gifts for Paddlers
12.15.2008
If you’re looking for gift ideas for the paddler(s) on your list, your holiday shopping chances have officially entered the last minute. Don’t hit the panic button yet – you’ve come to the right place for all things river, lake, and sea this giving season. Most of the items below can still be delivered before [...]
108 Feet with Paul Gamache
11.26.2008
Will the madness ever end? In the realm of waterfall world records, definitely not. Last weekend Seattle’s Paul Gamache upped the ante yet again, stomping Cascade Falls, a 108’2” waterfall in the British Columbia jungle. He and his crew even had the falls surveyed by an employee from a geo-tech engineering firm. Including the lead-in, [...]
Lars Holbek Diagnosed With Cancer
11.25.2008
California whitewater pioneer Lars Holbek ,51, is undergoing treatment for what a biopsy has determined is an incurable form of cancer. “Were my cancer a lymphoma or a germ cell cancer, it would be likely curable with chemo and bone marrow transplant. As a carcinoma it is not curable. We can knock it back for [...]
AIRE’s Web Revamp
11.25.2008
AIRE, Inc., the Idaho rafting manufacturer announced the debut of their new Web site. AIRE is working to create an online community with the the new site, allowing for both new and existing users to post pictures and videos of their boats in action. “Our best sales people are our existing customers. This new Web [...]
Michael “Louie” Lewis
11.21.2008
It’s fitting that Michael Lewis is a field engineer at a nuclear facility, because most of what he says is explosive. You may know him as “Louie,” his handle on the online paddling forum Boatertalk, where he is as famous for his raw, kayak-bashing posts—now numbering more than 15,000—as he is for running steep creeks. [...]
‘TIS THE SEASON
11.21.2008
Somewhere in between polishing off a second helping of turkey and hanging Christmas lights this holiday season, multi-day boaters must find time to apply for their western river permits in anticipation of warmer days on the water this spring or summer. The National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management have developed permit systems for [...]
Create a Blue Trail
11.19.2008
Is there a great river near you that isn’t very accessible for paddling trips? Fortunately, a new guide can help you create a blue trail and designate launch sites and other areas for recreational use. American Rivers produced The Blue Trails Guide to give you all the resources you need to establish a thriving blue [...]
A Big Dam Drop
11.19.2008
A photographer captured the latest incident as one canoeist slid 300ft down the spillway at Llyn Brianne reservoir in Carmarthenshire, near the borders of Ceredigion and Powys. Welsh Water said the practice was dangerous and such activities were banned at the reservoir. An onlooker said: “I always stop and look anyway and I saw four [...]
Gauley River Access Granted
11.18.2008
The National Park Service is purchasing property from two West Virginia landowners to improve public access to the Gauley River. The sites, located at Woods Ferry and Mason Branch, are established put-in and take-out sites for boaters, kayakers, canoeists and rafters along the river between the public put-in at the Summersville Dam and the take-out [...]
Kayaking to the Ends of the Earth
11.18.2008
On November 25th, 2008, Daniel Belanger, a New York-based social entrepreneur, digital designer and accomplished outdoorsman, will set out on a solo expedition to photograph the Earth’s most remote wildlife. The two-year expedition will be primarily undertaken by kayak, including a challenging 350 mile open-ocean crossing from Argentina to the Falkland Islands. A second phase [...]
Customized Kevlar Bob Special
11.18.2008
Customized Kevlar Bob Special, $2,249 Plaid worked for Mel Gibson in Braveheart, and inspired Nova Craft to lay up one of their 15-foot Bob Specials in the Highland Tartan of the real Braveheart, William Wallace. But even if plaid wool and blue face paint isn’t your style, Nova Craft gives you the freedom to choose [...]
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