Few would be surprised to learn of my occasional discombobulation while traversing wild places in boats and on foot. Many of you may be acquainted with this affliction. It is …
Traversing the Obed’s Whitewater with Class V Boater Kirk Eddlemon
Before Day Two of my whitewater kayaking lesson with guidebook author Kirk Eddlemon, I made a mental note to ask him about a rapid I’d seen on the Obed Wild …
A Day of Tailwater Fishing at Douglas Dam Goes Awry
I dug in hard with my paddle and fought upstream against a wide river that looked as if it were at flood stage. Bubbles and whirlpools sucked and swirled around me, …
The Ideal Canoe Companion: Norm, a 90-Pound Geriatric German Shepherd
Over Memorial Day weekend, I found a new place on the map to paddle—Paint Rock Creek off the southwest shore of Watts Bar Lake—where I expected little boat traffic and …
Tales of the WILDCAT: Bert Emmerson’s Hiking Adventures
Bert Emmerson was hiking through a broad grassy valley in New Mexico’s Gila Wilderness, trying to make it to the Mexican border and finish the Continental Divide Trail. It was …