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The Fall And Rise Of Kayak Touring
Sea kayak touring is supposed to be dying. Long journeys peaked in the 1990s when sleek, long fiberglass boats...
Reflections
It’s Time To Change How We Pay For Paddling
I beach my kayak at a paddle-in campground. A fee box wants $12 to camp on a not-quite-flat spot...
Reflections
How To Not Hate Camping On Sand
I hand Maria a sandwich. Gazing at fog-shrouded islands and emerald-green peaks, she munches away.
“Less sand next time,” she...
Reflections
A Sea Kayaker’s Guide To Paddling Through An Unprecedented...
What do we do when a storm might be coming through? I ask rhetorically. “Get off the water. Find...
Kayaks
The Great Future Of Plastic Sea Kayaks
I watched the swell, trying to gauge when I’d have water to ride over the barnacle-covered rock. I got...
Reflections
The Valley Nordkapp Førti Kayak Marks 40th Anniversary
In 1975 Margaret Thatcher became the first woman to lead a British political party. The Edmund Fitzgerald sank in...