USGS Gauge Alerts: What Are They and How to Use Them
If you’re anything like us, you’ve spent countless hours hitting refresh on the American Whitewater river database waiting for your
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Author: Nick Gottlieb
Jarbidge – Bruneau (ID)
Location: Idaho, USA Length: 70 miles Permitted: self-issue at put-in Days: 2-4 Class: IV (V) Craft: kayak; packraft or IK (low water) Season:
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CampingByKayak.com Firepan
Every Grand trip we’ve been on, someone has either had access to a machine shop or had a friend who
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How to Fit Hikes in to a Grand Canyon Self-Support Itinerary
When you tell someone you’re self-support kayaking the Grand Canyon, or that you’re doing a 10-day trip, they usually assume
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Boat Choice
At this point, people have self-support kayaked the Grand Canyon in craft ranging from an 18′ fiberglass sea kayak to
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NPS Grand Canyon Gear Regulations for Kayakers
The National Park Service has a gear list that’s strictly enforced for river trips through the Grand Canyon, but it
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South Fork Salmon River (ID)
Location: Idaho, USA Length: 53 miles Days: 2-3 Class: III-IV (V at higher flows) Craft: kayak, packraft, IK (low water) Season: April-October
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Shavers Fork of the Cheat River (WV)
Location: West Virginia, USA Length: 52-140 miles Permitted: No Days: 2 or more Class: I-IV Craft: kayak, raft Season: Rain dependent, most likely
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Making a Self-Support Food Plan
Many people approach their food plan for self-support kayak trips the same way they’d approach a backpacking trip — keep
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Meadow / Gauley (WV)
Location: West Virginia, USA Length: 40 miles Permitted: No Days: 2 Class: V Craft: kayak, canoe, inflatable Season: late fall-early spring; rainfall year-round
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