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Rivers Win Big in Banff

The prestigious Banff Mountain Film Festival wrapped Sunday Nov. 6, with movies by and about paddlers taking three of the highest honors. C&K is proud to say that our contributors had a hand in all three winning films.

Hendri Coetzee and Ben Stookesberry, Lakuga River, Congo. Phot by Chris Korbulic

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Tunnel Vision

09.02.2011 // 0 Comments

Something bad happened to North American tent design shortly after the first freestanding dome tents became popular in the 1980s. With the exception of those who clung to tired yet trusty A-frames, the camping masses shunned non-freestanding tents as being old and dated.

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Ask Eddy

08.29.2011 // 1 Comment

Ed’s note: In the interest of, you know, facilitating dialogue, we’ve decided to start rolling out one of the magazine’s longtime recurring features, “Ask Eddy,” here on the website; below the latest, from the August 2011 issue. We invite readers to submit future questions for Eddy’s consideration here, at our Facebook page or by regular ol’ email: AskEddy@canoekayak.com.)

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C&K’s Guide to Summer Reading

07.13.2011 // 0 Comments

To say Concord, Mass., resident P.G. Downes (1909-1959) was ahead of his time is an understatement. Between 1936 and 1947, the Harvard-educated schoolteacher spent his summers exploring the then-unmapped reaches of the Canadian subarctic, sensitively documenting the plight of fading aboriginal cultures and creating detailed maps of the waterways he followed by wood and canvas canoe.

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VIRTUAL COACH: Packing a Canoe for an Overnight Trip

07.06.2011 // 0 Comments

C&K’s canoe technique gurus, Paul and Willa Mason, demonstrate some of the finer points to packing for an overnight canoe trip in this latest episode of VIRTUAL COACH.

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Paddling With Kids

12.08.2010 // 3 Comments

Real world advice from the author of Outdoor Parents, Outdoor Kids

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12 Reasons To Start Paddling

06.22.2010 // 0 Comments

Nothing on the planet matches self-propelled boats and water for the spectrum of gratifications; from thrills to serenity, and from awe to that delicious touch of terror.

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Canoe or Kayak? Which one is right for you?

05.20.2008 // 0 Comments

Canoe & Kayak Web Exclusivestory by Cliff Jacobsonphotos by John Bolivar Editors note about the author: You will probably figure out in reading this article that the author is a canoe man through and through. He currently owns twelve canoes-eight tandem’s and four solo’s. In his words” Canoes are like dear friends; one can never [...]

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6 Easy River Kayak and Raft Permits

04.29.2008 // 0 Comments

Easy Permits Mean More Fun, Less Red Tape… and more time on the river this summer. Discover lesser-known gems like the hassle-free multi-day runs on this list.

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