Whitewater Kayaking Africa’s Zambezi River
Interview with Inland NW kayaker Steve Bailey about his experience paddling the Zambezi River in south-central Africa.
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Trip Report: North Cascades Whitewater Kayaking
Bridge Creek to the Stehekin River is a remote, multi-day, self-supported whitewater run through the North Cascades to Lake Chelan, Wash.
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Lake Kayaking with Kids
Small and durable, and easily maneuverable, plastic kayaks ideal for kids ready to discover new independence on a lake.
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Whitewater Rafting and Kayaking Adventures with FLOW
For Jon Wilmot, it’s all about helping folks have a good time. If you find yourself sitting on a land-stranded kayak waiting out a thunderstorm, he’ll be the one cracking the jokes. Wilmot owns and operates the Spokane outfitter and guide company FLOW Adventures. With Wilmot or one of his FLOW Adventures guides, you can
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Early Season Kayaking
No matter how long it’s been since I’ve been in my kayak, or how far life has drawn me away from the river, when winter begins to melt out of the mountains, I am lured back. I start watching the river levels. My paddle gear gets shuffled from the back of the garage towards the
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Wilderness Trip of a Lifetime on Idaho’s Salmon River: Kayaking and Rafting the Middle Fork
If there is heaven on earth, it can be found on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in central Idaho. This 104-mile-long whitewater trip through the heart of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness has everything that makes the perfect trip: great whitewater, deep wilderness, pristine camping spots, and daily natural hot
What’s Your Gear? Mark & Wendi Lawrence: Kayaking
To jumpstart his kayaking hobby nearly 15 years ago, Mark Lawrence built his first kayak. At a Mountain Gear demo day at Liberty Lake, he paddled a kayak for the first time. “Within three or four strokes, I knew I had to have one,” he says. So he got a precut wood kayak kit from
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What’s Your Gear?: Kayaking : Mike Hamm
WHILE SOME PEOPLE in the Northwest worry about excess spring runoff as the mountain snow melts, flooding local rivers and streams with whitewater, Mike Hamm of Hydrology Kayak Instruction gets excited. Hamm was introduced to kayaking six years ago, when a friend who was taking a class for the outdoor recreation degree at EWU took
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What’s Your Gear?: Terry Miller, Kayaking
You might think that whitewater kayaking is the sport of choice for a thrill-seeking twenty-something, but Terry Miller just might convince you otherwise. This avid local kayaker might be over the hill, but don’t let that fool you-this guy can rip through rapids. Miller’s first kayak experience was a side venture during a Salmon River
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What’s Your Gear? Devon Barker, Freestyle kayaking
For Devon Barker, a world-class surf and whitewater kayaker from McCall, Idaho, you could say that kayaking is in her blood. She is, after all, the progeny of the founders of Barker River Trips, a rafting company based in Lewiston. Barker always loved being on the river, but she didn’t start kayaking until her sophomore
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