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River obstacles are serious hazards on any waterway - from placid, slow-moving streams to raging,…
Driving a car safely involves much more than merely focusing only as far ahead as the taillights of…
Whether it’s passing information along a raging river channel, across a wide expanse of ocean or…
In this video I cover some lessons I learned from messing up and mistiming a surf launch and a surf…
Here's a list of ten tips that I found useful when paddling with different groups. Paddling group…
Mention “pool session” and the first image that pops into most kayakers minds is a class in how to roll.…
In October 2017, four friends and I paddled 150 miles down the upper Missouri River from Fort…
The power of water can be intimidating, especially fast moving whitewater. Humans tend to fear what…
A chart is not a map. A map just shows you how to get from point A to point B through roads. A nautical…
If you've been whitewater paddling for any length of time, then there's a good chance that you'll…
I turned 76 in September. No matter, I continue to think—and largely feel—like I’m…
Whitewater is rated on a scale of increasing difficulty from Class 1 to Class 6. This classification…
Funny, how one's perspective on things changes with age. Trips that are easy when you're young become…
Let's say you are planning to canoe a river in northern Canada or Alaska. A trip guide, which you got…
It's important to know when to call for help. If a situation isn't getting better, and you don't think…
Harbors and marinas have plenty of protected water to explore, and can be great places to launch a small…
I learned the hard way, why, at certain times of the year – during spring flooding primarily – our local…
"Red Sky at Morning, Sailor take warning! Red sky at night, sailor's delight." Almost anyone who's…
A handheld Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver can be an extremely useful piece of navigation gear…
The access point on Lake Monson is at the head of a small inlet on the amoeba-shaped, glacial formed…
Looking at the compass from the cockpit will tell you which way the boat is pointing, not necessarily…
A discussion on the use of a compass from a kayaking standpoint begins with basic compass savvy and then…
My first encounter with tides came one afternoon in Alaska. We entered a bay in our kayaks and sought…
Some pictures seen below were taken from the USK's Award Winning Video "ABC's Of The Surf Zone" while…