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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Author: Nick Gottlieb
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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Chattooga (NC, GA)
Location: North Carolina and Georgia, USA Length: 50 miles Permitted: Yes Days: 2-3 Class: I-V Craft: kayak Season: Dec 1-April 30 Gauge: @Burrells
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Weight, Food, and Just How Much Beer Can I Bring Anyway?
People often approach kayak self-supports the same way they would approach backpacking trips with a strong emphasis on light weight
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Example 10-Day Grand Canyon Itinerary
Ever wonder what the itinerary for a 10-day kayak trip down the Grand Canyon might look like? Here’s an example
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Westwater Canyon (UT)
Location: Utah, USA Length: 19.5 miles Permitted: Yes Days: 1-2 Class: III-IV Craft: Any Season: Year-round Gauge: click here Map: click here The Westwater
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Everything You Need to Know About the Grand Canyon Lottery
How The Grand Canyon Lottery Works Grand Canyon permitting used to be governed by a waitlist, and many complained that
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Moisie (Quebec)
Location: Quebec, Canada Length: 232 miles Permitted: No Days: 10 Class: III-V Craft: kayak Season: August-September Map: click here Gauge: click here The
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Cataract Canyon: a Kayaker’s Perspective
When John Wesley Powell led his exploratory trip down the Green and Colorado rivers in 1869, every member of his
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