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Adventure

Hidden Treasure + Browns Canyon = Weekend Expeditions

Searching for Forrest Fenn's Treasure on the Arkansas River in Colorado

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WEEKEND EXPEDITIONS: Red Canyon, Green River, Golden Opportunities

How many ways can you paddle this iconic canyon on the John Wesley Powell route in no

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WEEKEND EXPEDITIONS: A Lees Ferry to Glen Canyon Loop?

The search is on for a new Colorado River adventure on the John Wesley Powell Route i

Travel

(Next) Best Paddling Towns: Sacramento, CA

Like an endless restaurant buffet, the Sacramento area and American River have got it

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Haunted by the High Water of Cataract Canyon

Regular Paddler, Remarkable Waters

Best Bets

Destination: Central Montana’s Upper Missouri River

The exploration of Lewis and Clark's historic territory continues

Touring Kayaks

Paddling Beyond Portland

A Journey From City to Coast

Expeditions

Paddles and Planks on the Inside Passage

A 47-day adventure to kayak 500 miles of the Inside Passage, plus ski the surrounding

Travel Journal

Drake Would Go: Sea Kayaking California’s North Coast

A sea kayaking adventure from Tomales Bay to Point Reyes, Calif.

Best Bets

(Next) Best Paddling Towns: Corvallis, Oregon

Travel the fertile valley of the Willamette River Water Trail

Canoe

Fear and Loathing on Montana’s Middle Fork of the Flathead

An adventurous group "on the Social Security end of things" learns a few whitewater c

Whitewater Kayak

C&K Reviews: New School Whitewater Guides to the West Coast

Comparing two of the latest encyclopedic volumes for whitewater in far west regions o

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Utah’s Other Narrows: Muddy Creek

Regular Paddler, Remarkable Waters

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Eastside Surprises on California’s East Fork Carson

Regular Paddler, Remarkable Waters

Photo Essays

The Big Bushwhack

Blazing a new trail into Idaho’s storied Middle Fork Salmon

Travel

(Next) Best Paddling Towns: Poulsbo, Wash.

Exploring the Kitsap Water Trail near Poulsbo, Washington