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Adventure City
You’ve been to Central Park. You’ve done the Empire State Building thing and the Statue of Liberty thing. You’ve even taken the subway at night. Now what? How about spending a little time seeing the city from a higher vantage point as you swing and ... -
Come Hell or High Water
"There’s going to be a small drop up ahead.” By the casual way our kayaking instructor mentioned this, you would have thought the stretch of class four rapids we were about to kayak through would be no more of a threat than a possible sunburn or sore ... -
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
By the end of my first day on the river, I’d become an expert at navigating through the rapids. Unfortunately for my instructors, who had to repeatedly fish out my kayak from where it’d sunk itself down the river, my expertise in white-water ... -
River Wild
Although there was a lot that South Asia lacked (reliable electricity, paved roads, cheeseburgers) one thing that certainly wasn’t in short supply in the Indian subcontinent was danger and excitement. Activities that back home may have been boring ... -
Water World
Late spring and early summer, Newfoundland (otherwise known as The Rock) comes to life again after a long winter laden with snowstorms and chilly gales. Icebergs begin their journey from the Arctic, bobbing their way around the northern and eastern coasts of ... -
Kayaking Florida's Waterways
Long before car keys ever jingled in my pocket, small boats gave me the freedom to roam and explore Florida's waterways. There, along the mangrove-covered channels, I found peace and purpose as I discovered yet another part of ... -
Between a Rock and a Wet Place
You're white knuckled and grasping onto the slippery oar with every ounce of strength you can muster. Wishing you could cross your fingers, you breathe a sigh of relief as you remain right side up after being smacked with yet another wall of rushing water. ... -
Slip Into an Ocean Kayak
4,000 years ago, someone had a great idea. Tie some driftwood together, wrap a seal skin around it and call it a "qajaq." The "hunter's boat" offered a bridge from the desolate, resource-poor and frozen land into the bountiful bays and sea. The long, skinny ...
