Head northwest along the Potomac River about 15 miles from Washington, D.C., and you'll find a world-class whitewater playground. The Great Falls area of this mighty river — steeped in history — has ...

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View post: How Much More Will You Ski This Season? POWDER Readers Weigh In For a long time, skiers have battled the question of how to spend their off-season. We can’t all go running to Chile or Mt.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo/Dagger Kayaks) The latest trend in whitewater kayak design is to meld a creek boat with a half-slice. This creates a ...

Topsham canoeist Mike Timberlake avoids a hole on Kingsbury Stream. (Ron Chase photo) My outdoor club, the Penobscot Paddle & ...

One of the best parts about enjoying our great outdoors is that you can make your time as relaxed or as intense as you wish. You can hike a nice trail to see tall, awe-inspiring waterfalls. You can ...

Trestle Dam (a.k.a. Rat Dam): Located on the other side of Shaws Supermarket under the pedestrian bridge, this concrete dam sits on bedrock and is made of concrete. The plan is to remove the concrete ...

This week on Paddle Tales, Ken Whiting is heading to the adventure-filled region of Québec that gets its' name from a chain of mountains the runs through it—the Laurentians. Join Ken as he explores ...

The rafting guides already have nicknames for the rapids at Montgomery Whitewater park, which is holding its grand opening this weekend. Those include Sweet Caroline, waves that make a sound like the ...