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Voice in the Wilderness

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Mapless and Meandering: Or, How to Lose Your Bearings on the Little River

In Outdoors, Voice in the Wilderness by Kim TrevathanAugust 12, 2015leave a COMMENT

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 …

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Traversing the Obed’s Whitewater with Class V Boater Kirk Eddlemon

In Outdoors, Voice in the Wilderness by Kim TrevathanJuly 22, 2015leave a COMMENT

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 …

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A Day of Tailwater Fishing at Douglas Dam Goes Awry

In Outdoors, Voice in the Wilderness by Kim TrevathanJuly 8, 2015leave a COMMENT

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, …

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The Ideal Canoe Companion: Norm, a 90-Pound Geriatric German Shepherd

In Outdoors, Voice in the Wilderness by Kim TrevathanJune 10, 2015leave a COMMENT

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 …

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Tales of the WILDCAT: Bert Emmerson’s Hiking Adventures

In Outdoors, Voice in the Wilderness by Kim TrevathanMay 27, 2015leave a COMMENT

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 …

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