Through the bulk of the whitewater section, we made good time with few obstructions and ample current on our side. We paddled 37 miles one day in this stretch of river, our best day of travel on the ...

Dan Cooke applies his engineer’s mind to perfecting common camping gear. Take the lowly camp tarp, for instance. From their basement shop in Lino Lakes, Cooke and his wife, Karen, sew camping tarps ...

Last week in this space I published a packing list for boundary waters trips and similar canoeing adventures. I also asked readers to send ideas to be added to the list. Those additions appear below, ...

_We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › I love the way a canoe camping trip seems to fast-track my escape from stress. A few ...

If you've traveled much in a land of lakes and rivers, you know the troubles that worry even the most seasoned wilderness trippers: overgrown portages, hungry bugs, storms or shorelines that force you ...

My patio renovation project started this time last year. The July and August of 2008 wasn't anywhere near as wet as this one but we did get some weeks where rain stayed for a string of days and it ...