Live coverage on GreatOutdoors.com Saturday, May 17: The 2008 U.S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle, Central Oregon's premiere multi-sport adventure race, with relay legs in six different outdoor sports, will happen on Saturday. Follow the action live only on GreatOutdoors.com, as our team of crack correspondents follow the action leg by leg.
Rowing may be the fastest growing paddle sport in North America, stealthily increasing in popularity as it offers a sense of adventure with a healthy dose of fitness.
From Rakiura National Park, New Zealand's newest, to old favorites like the Greenstone Track, the varied backcountry landscapes down here make the second or third trip even more interesting than the first.
Top Paddling Schools: For Whitewater Kayak, Canoe, and Sea Kayak.
All the gear, how-to advice, and location information you need to feel free and easy on the river
Northern California's cushiest kayaking clinic, Otter Bar Lodge, is where aspiring paddlers go to get schooled. A National Geographic Adventure Article.
Rafting Cali's best white water, biking among bison, and eight other ways to make a weekend less ordinary.
Exhilarating footage of Quiksilver surf pro Kelly Slater and his group of Young Guns take to the seven seas in search of the perfect wave!
Exhilarating footage of Quiksilver surf pro Kelly Slater and his group of Young Guns take to the seven seas in search of the perfect wave!
Exhilarating footage of Quiksilver surf pro Kelly Slater and his group of Young Guns take to the seven seas in search of the perfect wave!
The First Nation settlement of Klemtu is the starting point for a kayak trip into the pristine wilderness of British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest.
Kiteboarding has reached a crescendo of popularity in Europe, and now joins surfing and hiking as another outdoor pursuit on the wild west coast of Vancouver Island
Sea kayaking has been a life-long love affair for photo-journalist Joel Rogers. From Thailand to Istanbul, Alaska to Mexico, Roger's expedition photographs have captured the mystique of paddling through unknown waters to exquisite beaches, long ago abandoned settlements, and remote offshore islands.
There's no rush like the adrenalin buzz from a high-horsepower day of kiteboarding at the Columbia Gorge, where new school meets old, and women riders show how it's done.
Plan, pack and paddle. A comprehensive guide to low impact camping and high paddling fun by Beth Geiger.
A canoe or kayak is a backpacker's dream: so much space for gear!
Surf lingo--don't let the terminology stand between you and a great time out on the water. Learn how to play before you jump in.
Like the Lewis and Clark expedition, we were explorers using the
shallow, rather slow-moving Missouri as our highway to the unknown. But
there the similarities stopped.
The first time I saw the Middle Fork Country in Central Idaho, I felt like it was going to swallow me up. Not in an intimidating way, but with that sense of becoming part of the country itself.