If you’re looking for something adventurous, challenging and outdoorsy to do this summer, you might check out whitewater kayaking. The Northwest, and the Snohomish County area in particular, is a gold ...

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 ...

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. Hood every summer to keep our turns going, so we find other ways to ...

“THE IMPACT WAS HEAVY,” says 23-year-old Montanan kayaker Tyler Bradt of his 80-mile-per-hour entry into the pool at the bottom of eastern Washington's 186-foot Palouse Falls this past April. “I took ...

The crowd is gone. The lush riverbanks of the Waikato River near Taupo, New Zealand, have emptied and all that remains are piles of gear: empty plastic kayaks, paddles and helmets scattered on a rocky ...

Mike Tennant, who is leading me down the Powerhouse stretch of the lower Snoqualmie River, has turned his kayak to face me as he shoots backward down the drop so he can talk me through the rapid. But ...

Kayak ($500 to $1,500-plus) — Not all boats are created equal. Two models are made for whitewater: longer creek boats (usually 8.5 feet long) for stability and shorter “play boats” (5 to 7 feet) for ...

There are a few places that I never want to be in my life, such as in attendance at a figure skating competition, or in a movie theater showing Sex and the City. I have to say that upside down and ...