The Buffalo National River in Arkansas is America’s first national river and is one of the few undammed rivers in the lower 48 states. Managed by the National Park Service, Buffalo River float trips are a popular summer activity for paddlers in the summer. Over Memorial Day weekend a few years back, I pulled together …
Water Sports
Canoe Camping in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters
A Boundary Waters canoe camping trip is a bucket list item for every outdoor adventure traveler I know. While I am primarily a kayaker, I was lucky enough to be invited on a Boundary Waters canoe camping trip a few summers ago and it was just as amazing as I had hoped! Fortunately, our trip …
What to Wear White Water Rafting
I’ve been on a lot of whitewater rafting trips, and the number one question I get from someone planning their first trip is “what do you wear white water rafting?” As a hiker, camper, and kayaker, I own a lot of outdoor clothing that can transition from hiking to kayaking to whitewater rafting, so it’s …


