Streams are usually deserted in the fall, but the gravel bars were full of paddlers enjoying overnight float trips on the Buffalo National River on Oct. 20-21. The weather came from a tourism brochure ...

From Yellowstone and through Grand Teton National Park, Snake River winds its way south down the Jackson Hole valley. It’s wide, beautiful and dynamic - perfect for all types of floating trips. There ...

Paddlers floating the Elk River on summer Saturdays can almost walk downstream from boat to boat and never get wet feet. They may not see another boat during autumn. Labor Day isn't the official start ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Environmental activists on Tuesday urged the National Park Service to restore the Current River, a southern Missouri waterway that draws more than 1 million people each year for ...

Southwest Missouri State College biology students were photographed in 1962 listening to a fireside lecture on the history and topography of the area given by their professor, Paul Redfearn. The group ...

It took less than a minute from when we pushed my friends’ raft into the green current for the chaos and complications of the modern world to fall away. Drifting down the Upper San Juan River in ...

BOISE, Idaho — As temperatures rise, so does anticipation for the Boise River float season. But you will need to pump your breaks if you're planning on pumping up your raft anytime soon. While it ...

This story, “Float to Wild Trout,” appeared in the August 1987 issue of Outdoor Life. For the last mile or so, I have been sitting relaxed with the canoe paddle across my lap, lulled by the stunning ...

SAN ANTONIO — Over the last few years, annual rainfall in the San Antonio region has been extremely low. In fact, 2022 was the second-driest year on record. This trend of drier years has had a major ...

If you’re looking for a unique experience on the water, you’ll want to try tanking in Nebraska. I first learned about “tanking” during a visit to Omaha several years ago. I immediately added a tanking ...

If you're an outdoor enthusiast visiting Portland, Oregon, in the summer, you probably want more nature-centric ways to beat the heat than sitting in an air-conditioned coffee shop. Portland has fun ...