White Water Rafting
Rivers are natures original highways, carrying trade and passengers over long distances. Some rivers were considered sacred, others were the lifeline for the largest civilizations. Today they are a major source of recreation either by boat, tube, kayak, raft or creature and they are something different to everyone. Whatever they are, rivers are the perfect balance of peace and violence. The tossing and turning of rapids can be captivating and mesmerizing. Like watching a fire, other people work or fat porn you want to look away, but strangely you can’t.
Boatsmith Whitewater Festival 2019 and 2020
The Boatsmith River Festival takes place every year over the Presidents Day Weekend on the Smith River near Gasquet, California. The proceeds of which go to benefit the STEM-based Gasquet Mountain School. As one of the newer, if not the spring chicken of paddling...
The Milner Mile: A Hidden Gem Born From Collaboration
It’s a rare opportunity when the energy company, farmers, and the outdoor recreation community work together. When you watch the news, you won’t even know that cooperation exists. Most rafters are used to ranchers and farmers putting up barbed wire over rivers or...
My First Trip To Gauley Fest
“Welcome to West Virginia” were the first words I heard as I blinked my eyes, easing them into the world of the awake. In the background, the first few bars of John Denver's, ‘Country Roads,’ played on the radio.“Looks just like Pennsylvania” was the only...
Meeting the Creature Craft People
I had only been to Boise, Idaho on two previous occasions. One, when I was a wee tot and my mom turned the wrong way into oncoming traffic. I can't really blame her, thanks to a plethora of one-way streets, more sense can be found in a tide pod challenge than the...
OUTDOOR NEWS
The Best National Park Experiences Could Be Getting Better
Love him or hate him; Trump can see room for improvement in the National Park System. Improvements in the NPS system will only make the best National Park experiences better. Our national parks are currently weighed down by red tape, outdated contracts, stringent...
More Opinion
What is Camping?
There are several types of people in the world, and for each one of these types they have a different definition of camping. However, trying to fit so many different beliefs under one interpretation would be like nicknaming Hilary Clinton “Honest Abe.” No matter...
Features
Logan Garments Sponsorship Is It A Scam? I Checked It Out, So You Don’t Have To!
Nobody has ever accused me of being uninquisitive. I remember one time I saw a little dancing cat on the corner of my screen, it had a little red top hat and was doing that little kick thing that they used to do in all those old movies. Now every fiber of my...
Gear
Kelty Cosmic Down 40 Review
BACKSTORY Once upon a time, I had a mountain hardware phantom. I do not know what happened to it, but it was by far the best sleeping bag I have ever owned. Then I purchased a Lafuma Warm-n-Lite. It was a 40-degree bag that was lightweight, compressible, and kept me...