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When To Trust Your Fear In The Backcountry

“Trust your gut,” they say. It’s the most common advice when faced with the unknown. But at the start...

First Love: Why I Can’t Get Over My Old...

My first canoe was a junker. A generation older than me, this hand-me-down was just 14 feet long and...

Losing Our Way: Map Reading Skills Are On The...

For every canoe trip I’ve been on, I’ve planned 10 more. Maybe that seems excessive, like I’m wasting time...

Blazing Paddles: How My Wife Overcame Her Fear Of...

“I feel like my insides have been rewired.” This is just one of the strange and bewildering things my wife,...

Beginner’s Luck: Why It’s Good To Be Bad

My goal last winter was to become a half-decent Great Lakes surfer. That was my first mistake. Forget that...

World’s Longest-Running Study On Happiness Has Great News For...

The world's longest-running study on happiness has great news for wilderness canoeists.