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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...