Kayaking

PHOTOS: The Unexpected Beauty Of Poland's Vistula River

Natalie Hill | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Poland Trek, Poland, Louis-Philippe Loncke, Natalie Hill Photography, Adventure Travel, Exposure, Kayaking, Travel Blogs, Slideexpand, Travel News

Poland isn't, in my mind, a country associated with stunning beauty and points of magnificent nature -- yet the places we're passing, the scenery and landscapes are breathtaking.

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Wild Near the City

Patricia McGuire | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Dorchester County, Nanjemoy Creek, Chesapeake Bay, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Wilderness, Kayaking, Patuxent River, Patuxent River Park, Potomac River, Video, DC News

Want to get away from it all but only have a few hours on a summer afternoon? Just a short drive away from that impossibly packed calendar are places of incredible wild beauty that offer a respite from the frenzy of daily life in D.C.

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PHOTOS: A Wild Trip To The Sea Of Cortez

Lindblad Expeditions | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Sven Lindblad, National Geographic, Expedition, Mexico, Sea of Cortez, Baja, Lindblad, Travel, Baja California, Exploration, Photography, Sea Exploration, Slidefreestyle, Lindblad Expeditions, Kayaking, Dolphins, Adventure Travel, Slideexpand, Travel News

An impromptu trip to the Sea of Cortez finds wildlife galore.

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PHOTOS: Beginning An Epic Journey Down The Erie Canal

Richard Harpham | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Active Travel, Exposure, Erie Canal, New York State, Expeditions, Destinations, Outdoor Travel, Paddling, New York, Kayaking, Adventure Travel, Slideexpand, Travel News

The plan is to kayak along the Erie Canal to Albany and then join the Hudson River and paddle down to New York in just 21 days.

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InstaBaja

Lindblad Expeditions | Posted 05.02.2012

The same week news broke that Facebook would acquire Instagram, two travelers used the app to shoot their Baja California expedition, capturing a $1 billion memory of a gorgeous wilderness.

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WATCH: 7 Ultimate Kayaking Trips

Ben Colclough | Posted 12.01.2011

Tourist boards seem to wheel out the kayaking photos whenever they want to promote a place as an aspirational destination, often regardless of the reality on the ground.

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7 Weekend Warrior Getaways For The Kayak Set

AOL Travel News | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Weekend Getaways, Kayak Trips, Kayaking, Travel News

There's vast amounts of prime paddling water within a few hours drive of the country's major cities and plenty of space and quiet to go around. And...

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Get Out, Get Fit: Outdoor Workouts in Los Angeles

| Katie Bain | Posted 08.21.2011

Read More: Hiking, Yoga, Summer-Workouts, La Around Town, Summer Fitness, Los-Angeles-Workouts, Kayaking, Surfing, Los Angeles News

If you haven’t yet started your summer workout regimen, don’t fret. Swimsuit season is just getting started, and there are plenty of places in Los...

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Boating Middle Earth

Zand B. Martin | Posted 07.12.2011

Read More: Lord of the Rings, Adventure, Kayaking, Outdoors, New Zealand, Travel Tips, New Zealand Tourism, Kayaking New Zealand, New Zealand Boating, Boating New Zealand, New Zealand Travel, Travel, New Zealand Kayaking, Travel New Zealand, Tourism New Zealand, Travel News

New Zealand is not a large place, but acre for acre few places can match as a boater's paradise; the combination of rainfall, topography, enlightened conservation, and infrastructure is just right.

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Kayaking U.S.A.: A Push for Possible Paddlers

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Ballhaus | Posted 08.18.2011

Read More: Kayaking, Destinations, US Destinations, Travel News

There are vast amounts of prime paddling water within a few hours drive of the country's major cities and plenty of space and quiet to go around. A...

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The Greatest Adventures On Earth

Ben Colclough | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Europe Travel, Inca Trail, International Destinations, Central America Travel, Asia Travel, Africa Travel, Destinations, Mountains, Mt. Kenya, Adventure Travel, US Destinations, Slidepollajax, Trekking, Middle East Travel, Mt. Kilimanjaro, South America Travel, Kayaking, Travel Blogs, Travel News

I suffer from an addiction to travel and adventure. So this post is in essence adventure geekery, an attempt to define the undefinable -- the best adventures on Earth.

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Life's a Liability Release -- (Soft) Adventuring Around the Globe

Crai S. Bower | Posted 05.25.2011

The last conversation a 60-hours-a-week Microsoft developer wants to endure is one wrought with tales of single track mountain biking, heliskiing, and snorkeling.

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PHOTOS: 9 Places To Spot California Sea Lions And Seals

| Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Writing Contests, California Getaways, California Sea Lions, California-Beaches, Sea Lions, California Wildlife, Slidepollajax, Seals, State Parks, Travel Writing, La Around Town, Kayaking, California State Parks, Los Angeles News

By Megan Cytron With a population of 238,000, there are enough California sea lions to populate a slippery city the size of Scottsdale, Arizona. Cali...

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PHOTOS: 11 Spots To Birdwatch Near LA

| Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Migratory Birds, Writing Contests, Hiking, Birding, Flocks of Birds, Nature, Slidepollajax, Wetlands, Birds, Southern California, La Around Town, Birdwatching, Kayaking, Outdoors, La Getaways, Los Angeles News

Text by Megan Cytron, courtesy of Trazzler. Southern California's warm weather and primo location on the Pacific Flyway, makes it one of the top bird...

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169 Ways To Tackle California's State Parks

Trazzler | Posted 05.25.2011

While America's national parks get the full Ken-Burns treatment, state parks protect vast swaths of the country's natural and historic treasures witho...

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America's Whitewater Playgrounds

Kraig Becker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: California, Adventure Travel, Tennessee, South Carolina, West Virginia, Paddling, Whitewater, Georgia, Adventure-Travel, Idaho, Kayaking, Salmon River, Travel News

The U.S. is blessed with spectacular kayaking destinations spread out across the entire country, ranging from the Appalachian Mountains in the east to the Cascades, with plenty to enjoy in between. Here are a few of the best rivers.

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PHOTOS: Scavanger Hunts, Berry Picking And 7 Other Awesome Summer Activities

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 05.25.2011

We all want to live greener lives and what better way to do so then to green our summer fun? From the extra boost of vitamin D to the jolt of exercise...

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What's Worth It: Little Palm Island Resort & Spa, Florida

Suzanne Aaronson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Top Cuisine, Resort, Beach, Key West, Sailing, Calm, Little Totch Keys, Kayaking, Healthy Living News

If Robinson Crusoe had been marooned here he probably wouldn't have been so keen to escape... A paradise island, only accessible by boat or seaplane. ...

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Colorado River Bill Moves Through Senate Committee

The Denver Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Whitewater Rafting, Evie Hudak, Colorado, Keith King, Colorado Rivers, Private Property Colorado Legislature, Kayaking, Denver News

Kayakers, anglers and all variety of private and commercial boaters could gain the right to float through private land after a state Senate committee ...

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Which 10 Things Can't You Live Without?

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: International Herald Tribune, Jo Malone, Red Lipstick, New Radicals, Champagne, New York Times, Kayaking, Comme-Des-Garcons-Rei-Kawakubo, Julia Moulden, Happiness, Healthy Living News

Here's my decidedly more modest (though still princess-like) list of favourite things. And I hope you'll share yours with us, too.

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'Skyaking': Skydiving Meets Kayaking In Stunning Extreme Sport (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video, Extreme Sports, Skyaking, Skidiving, Skyaking Video, Kayaking, Skayaking, Sports News

In case skydiving isn't daring enough, a twist on the extreme sport ups the ante. Skyaking combines the extreme altitudes of skydiving with the vehicu...

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Are We Prejudiced Against Books Just When We Need Them Most?

Steve Leveen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Triathalon, Swimming, Literacy, Tom Wolfe, Scuba Diving, Kayaking, Total Immersion, Moby Dick, Books, Books News

There is book learning and then there is real world learning, and we tend to think that learning in the real world is more valuable and genuine. I believe this is prejudice of the worst kind.

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Colorado Whitewater Rafting Bill Seeks To Ease Tensions Between Landowners, Rafting Industry

The Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Colorado Legislature, Kathleen Curry, Colorado, Whitewater Rafting, Whitewater Kayaking, Kayaking, White Water, Denver News

The stories have reached almost rural-myth status in Colorado's high country: rocks being thrown at paddlers, wires strung across rivers at head heigh...

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22 Year Old Kayaker Sets World Record For Waterfall Plunge (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kayaks World Record, Extreme Sports, Kayaker, Waterfall Plunge, World Record Waterfall Plunge, Kayaking, 22 Year Old Kayaker Makes Record Plunge, 22 Year Old Kayaker, Green News

Fox and Friends talks with the man who just established a new world record for waterfall plunge. "It pretty much goes to white out," the 22-year-old ...

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The Song and the River

Betsy Carter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sara Beth's, New York Woman, Betty Buckley, Hudson River, Kayak Hudson River, Kayaking, New York, New York News

I have watched the Hudson River go by for most of my life, and I decided it was time to get to know it better.

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