Nick Gottlieb, Author at Camping By Kayak

Rafting the waterfall on the Laurel Fork of the Cheat. Photo by Art Barket.

Laurel and Dry Forks of the Cheat River (WV)

March 9, 2024March 9, 2024 Nick Gottlieb 0 Comments cheat river, dry fork, kayaking, laurel fork, self-support, west virginia, whitewater

Location: West Virginia, USA Length: 34-50 miles Days: 2-3, with much longer options available Class: I-IV Craft: kayak, raft Season:

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Babine / Skeena (BC)

July 27, 2023 Nick Gottlieb 0 Comments babine river, british columbia, canada, kayaking, packrafting, self-support, whitewater

Location: British Columbia, Canada Length: 103-113 miles Days: 3-5 Class: III+-IV Craft: kayak, packraft, raft Season: May-October Permitted: No Gauge:

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Dog River (Ontario)

February 21, 2023February 21, 2023 Nick Gottlieb 0 Comments canada, dog river, kayaking, lake superior, ontario, self-support

Location: Ontario, Canada Length: 45 miles Days: 5 Class: IV-V Craft: kayak, canoe Season: Snowmelt, depending on the year, late

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Cheat River (WV)

December 10, 2021December 10, 2021 Nick Gottlieb 1 Comment cheat river, kayaking, rafting, self-support, west virginia, whitewater

Location: Preston and Monongalia Counties, WV Length: 36 miles Days: 2 Class: IV Craft: kayak, raft Season: Year-round, rain dependent

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Petawawa River (Ontario)

December 9, 2019 Nick Gottlieb 1 Comment algonquin provincial park, canada, kayaking, ontario, petawawa river, self-support

Location: Ontario, Canada Length: 55 miles Days: 3+ Class: IV Craft: kayak, canoe Season: May-August Permitted: Yes Gauge: Petawawa River Near

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Tuya River (BC)

June 23, 2019June 25, 2019 Nick Gottlieb 2 Comments british columbia, canada, dease lake, kayaking, northwest bc, self-support, stikine river, telegraph creek, tuya river

Location: British Columbia, Canada Length: 106 miles Days: 4-6 Class: II-IV (V) Craft: kayak, packraft Season: May-July Permitted: No Gauge:

A fun rapid on the Jökulsá á Fjöllum in Iceland.

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Jökulsá á Fjöllum (Iceland)

December 8, 2018December 8, 2018 Nick Gottlieb 0 Comments europe, iceland, Jökulsá á Fjöllum, kayaking, self-support, whitewater

Location: Iceland Length: 131 miles Days: 4-7 Class: IV(V) Craft: kayak, packraft, raft Season: May-September Permitted: No Map: click here The Jökulsá á Fjöllum is

So the plane left and now we have to fit all this stuff in somehow...

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Packing a Lot of Stuff in a Small Kayak

September 6, 2018September 6, 2018 Nick Gottlieb 0 Comments gear, kayak, kayaking, packing, self-support, whitewater

A friend recently contacted us with a great question: “How do I pack 10 days worth of gear for my

The final portage of day two: an impressive ~50' lake-to-lake cascade that could maybe go...for the right person...and the right (higher) water level. Or maybe not.

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Kusawa River (BC, YT)

August 24, 2018June 23, 2019 Nick Gottlieb 3 Comments british columbia, canada, haines pass, kayaking, kusawa river, self-support, whitewater, yukon territory

Location: British Columbia and Yukon Territory, Canada Length: 38 miles Days: 3-5 Class: IV-V Craft: kayak, packraft Season: June-July Permitted: No Gauge: None

Malkolm Boothroyd watches the float plane land as it brings in our second group of paddlers.

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Kusawa River Trip Report

July 20, 2018 Nick Gottlieb 9 Comments british columbia, canada, kayaking, kusawa river, self-support, trip report, whitewater, yukon territory

Until we arrived at the floatplane base in Whitehorse, we thought the only two descents of the Kusawa River were

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