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Browse the dozens of articles written on kayak travel or paddling travel from some of the top kayakers, canoers, and paddlers. Read articles, watch videos, and explore pictures to help you plan your kayak travel!

A chart is not a map. A map just shows you how to get from point A to point B through roads. A nautical…

I learned to sea kayak in Alaska, in the waters of the Pacific Ocean surrounding Kodiak Island. From…

I turned 76 in September.  No matter, I continue to think—and largely feel—like I’m…

I have found every paddler has their own opinion as to where and how to store gear on the decks of their…

The Sea of Cortez in Baja California, Mexico is an amazing paddling destination. Encounters with its…

Let me begin by saying I am a big fan of "do it yourself." I enjoy exploring, problem solving and…

This 12-minute video provides some useful tips and simple reminders of what to expect when paddling the…

Watch as adventure paddler Rafa Ortiz and his team hike into and kayak down an underground river in the…

Come explore with Yukon Wild! Discover the land of the midnight sun.  The Yukon serves up…

Watch this extended video about a group of adventurers and SUP athletes, and their 240km SUP journey…

Watch as the father and son team of Brad and Wayne Jennings paddle on a 4-day canoe trip to Temagami's…

Watch this short video by Justine Curgenven as she paddles on an exciting 2-week wilderness canoe trip…

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…

We all want to get out there and start having fun. But a little bit of trip planning can really help…

Join father and son team of Brad and Wayne Jennings on a 5-day canoe trip to Temagami's Provincial Park…

We've had conversations about my neck surgery. More slicings are probably on the distant horizon, but…

Yes, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Everyone's yard has something in it that flashes,…

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…

You've decided to go high tech and get a GPS receiver but are bewildered by the huge array of models.…

A discussion on the use of a compass from a kayaking standpoint begins with basic compass savvy and then…

Have you noticed that land features represented on a flat plane are called topographic maps while…

One of my regular canoe partner's wife has an active local club titled Stitch and Bitch where…