rafting

Rafting Outfitters in the West Looking at Booming Season
By Brian E. Clark In spite of dry conditions in California and other parts of the West, rafting outfitters say bookings are soaring this season. So much so that many multi-day whitewater trips are sold out form much of the summer. In large part, they say, the reason for the boom

Steve Jermanok’s Active Travels: Rafting Maine’s Dead River with Northern Outdoors
Large snow accumulation this winter translates into a better than average volume of whitewater come spring thaw. This is only enhanced by May and June dam releases, where the fast moving current results in a rip-roaring, adrenalin-pumping ride. Look no further than the Dead River. It’s a long drive on
The Interview: Steve Markle, O.A.R.S.
Interview by Everett Potter We’re giving away an amazing multi-sport trip with O.A.R.S. this month, to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National parks. if you haven’t entered yet, take a minute to do so,. And then read this interview with Steve Markle, Director of Sales & Marketing for the O.A.R.S. Family

Active Travels: Rafting the Grand Canyon
Most folks make the mistake of driving to Grand Canyon, take a peek down at the mile-deep canyon and then leave. To truly appreciate the Grand Canyon, you need to spend some time at the bottom of that hole, rafting on the Colorado River. Whitewater enthusiasts take two weeks off
Steve Jermanok’s Active Travels: Rafting the Chilko River, British Columbia
It was 1997 when I first met Brian McCutcheon, owner of Rivers, Oceans, and Mountains, or simply ROAM. I had been hired by Men’s Journal magazine to write about the first descent of the Klinaklini River in British Columbia. It was a spectacular journey down a rip-roaring river dwarfed by
The Interview: George Wendt, O.A.R.S.
About six years ago, when I first met George Wendt, the founder and president of O.A.R.S., I knew I was in the presence of a legend. But you wouldn’t know it from talking with this tall, soft spoken man with a quirky sense of humor. George is one of the