Essential Paddling Guide 2015

Traveler's 2nd Annual Essential Guide To Paddling The Parks, 2015

Flat water. Whitewater. Tranquil pools and rising tides. All this and more abounds in the National Park System's water world. Though often described as "more than 84 million acres" of landscape, the system also embraces endless miles of streams, lakeshore, and ocean front. It's a watery landscape you can explore for half-a-day, or for the rest of your life.

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December 21st, 2016

More Than 2,500 Miles Of Water Trails Fit For Paddlers In The National Park System

The National Water Trails System currently includes 18 trails in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Washington, and Wisconsin for a total of 2,674.2 miles of NWT.

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April 19th, 2015

Keeping Our National Park Waters Healthy

The National Park System offers countless paddling opportunities...as well as impediments to paddling. There are free-flowing, gin-clear streams, and pollution threats in the form of fracking operations, agriculture, and population growth. And there are experiences that will pull you into wilderness settings that seemingly turn the calendar back a century or more.

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April 1st, 2015

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Exploring The Last Major Colorado River Tributary Without A Dam To Get In Your Way

There still remains, in this heavily developed country, a place where a river runs free, unfettered by a dam and surrounded by wilderness. Look towards northwestern Colorado and northeastern Utah. That’s Dinosaur National Monument, with the Green and Yampa rivers.

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March 15th, 2015

Essential Paddling Guide '15: 10 Great Family Paddles In The National Park System

Not all rivers, streams, and lakes in the National Park System require well-honed paddling skills. Here’s a look at a few places, on generally placid water, where you can take a few strokes.

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March 6th, 2015

Is Anybody Alive Out There?!? A Private Float Through Grand Canyon National Park

"Is anybody alive out there?!?" If you’ve had the good fortune to attend a Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band concert, you know the feeling when you shout out your answer. Want to experience that for two to three weeks every day on the water? Join in on a Colorado River float trip through the Grand Canyon.

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February 18th, 2015

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Cascade Outfitters Can Outfit Your Float, Or Paddle, Trip

If you've been paddling or floating for more than a few years, you know how often you can find yourself in need of a new piece of gear, whether it's a kitchen table, throw line, or even a spare paddle. At Cascade Outfitters, not only can they meet your needs, but they'll take 10 percent off your entire order for being a Traveler reader.

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February 14th, 2015

Paddling The Border Route In The Boundary Waters

It’s a 200-mile paddle along Minnesota’s Border Route, from Crane Lake on the eastern side of Voyageurs National Park to Grand Portage National Monument on Lake Superior. There are twists and turns as it follows a series of pristine, remote lakes linked by portages along the Minnesota and Ontario border.

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February 11th, 2015

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Fleeing Yellowstone & Grand Teton Crowds by Sea Kayak

Had we been ashore, our feet might have been badly scalded, or worse, if we had absent-mindedly stumbled into a hot spring. But here, in a sea kayak just off the West Thumb Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park, the bubbling waters popped to the surface of Yellowstone Lake, merely a harmless marvel to watch.

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February 8th, 2015

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2nd Annual Essential Guide To Paddling The Parks

Flat water. Whitewater. Tranquil pools and rising tides. All this and more abounds in the National Park System’s water world. Though often described as “more than 84 million acres” of landscape, the system also embraces endless miles of streams, lakeshore, and ocean front. It’s a watery landscape you can explore for half-a-day, or for the rest of your life.

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January 31st, 2015

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