Rural to Shadow Lake Road: The Crystal River is just that, crystal clear and as charming as the town of Rural that it flows through. It’s never very deep and you’re never far from civilization, so it’s about as…
Browsing Tag
2012
Stebbensville Road to Murwin County Park: A wonderfully scenic quietwater paddle that’s perfect for beginners and families, this section of the Yahara River is one of our all-time favorites and one that provides a different experience every time we…
Old Stage Road to Casey Road: It’s no secret that we love Badfish Creek, or that this is our absolute favorite paddling stretch near Madison – we’ve directed paddlers to Old Stage Road numerous times over the last decade.…
Old County Road I to Kelly Road: Quite possibly the prettiest, most intimate stream we’ve been lucky enough to paddle, Robinson Creek is a dazzling palette of colors – copper, cream, and green – hidden in the hollows and…
Ness Road to Big Falls: A return trip to one of our favorite paddles, this time with a twist – adding a previously unknown segment to the popular route – the upper Little Wolf River simply is a must for…
County Road U to Chaffie Hollow Road A revisit to the Grant River, this trip was a perfect example of how perspective shifts as time goes by, for what had initially felt somewhat anticlimactic years ago today felt like…
Newburg to Fredonia: A revisited paddle at much more accommodating water levels, Newburg to Fredonia was anticipated to be a little more exciting than it turned out to be but what it did offer was a swift current with…
County Highway Q to Brainards Bridge Park: Riffly, woodsy and wonderful, this section of the Waupaca is popular due to its proximity to the city but also because water levels are usually favorable to paddle it all season. With…
Here's the second part of our trip down the Kickapoo river. The second of two of the more popular sections, this one starts in Rockton and ends in La Farge (Landing 12-20)...…
One of our favorite kayak trips of 2012 was paddling down the Kickapoo River. Here's what the first part of the journey, Ontario to Rockton (Landing 1 to 12), looked like...…
River Trails of Northern Wisconsin is the third dvd from Morrall River Films. Although it's a bit of departure in presentation from their first two videos, it provides an invaluable amount of great information and a broad view of…
Haymeadow Creek to Prairie Road: A truly beautiful little river that runs through the rolling hills of Lincoln County, alternating between wooded bluffs and low banks with plenty of pine trees (to make you feel you’re really up north),…
Highway 78 to Argyle: This section of the East Branch of the Pecatonica River is a tranquil, mostly slow-paced trip past preserved oak savannas, tallgrass prairie, lowland forests, southern sedge meadows and coquettish rock outcroppings in southwestern Wisconsin. Rating:…
A there-and-back paddle at Cave Point offers some fun Lake Michigan paddling with the highlight being the rock cuts and caves that line the shore of the park. Here's a few minutes kayaking around Cave Point...…
A short and peaceful day-paddle on the extremely beautiful Mink River, one of the most pristine freshwater estuaries in the country, located in Door County...…
Rockton to La Farge: The second of two of the more popular sections offers much of the same wonderfully stunning sand and limestone cliffs and scenery unrivaled and unique to this area of Wisconsin. Rating: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆…
Burnt Bridge to Goodman Park: In normal conditions, this stretch of the Peshtigo River is excellent whitewater wonder for intermediate-to-advance paddlers thick in the exclusive north woods of Wisconsin. Rating: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ Trip Report Date: September 2, 2012…
Ontario to Rockton: After five years, we finally paddled the beloved Kickapoo, an absolutely gorgeous river, flowing through one of the most beautiful areas of Wisconsin. By canoe or kayak, you must experience the paddle from Ontario to Rockton.…
Touring Cave Point County Park in Door County: Cave Point County Park is a great diversion for hikers and excellent for paddlers who happen to be in the Door County area. A there-and-back paddle offers some fun Lake Michigan…
Back in early July, I paddled one of the prettiest creeks I've ever seen, Robinson Creek. It’s an ideal destination for creek fans and is certainly deserving of a return trip or two...…
Rowley’s Bay: A very short and peaceful paddle through one of the most pristine freshwater estuaries in the country, the Mink River is a unique diversion to seek out in Door County. Rating: ☆ ☆ ☆ Trip Report Date: August 16,…
Osceola to Somerset Landing: A scenic last stretch of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway that’s surrounded by tall cliffs, rolling bluffs, sloughs, gigantic islands, a quaint retro railroad bridge and the cute-as-a-button river towns of Osceola and Marine on…
I was introduced to the Pecatonica River a couple weeks ago. It's a really nice paddle that starts in Calamine and ends in Darlington, Wisconsin...…
Joby makes a unique tripod they call the Gorillapod. It's essentially a tripod with flexible legs allowing you to wrap it around objects and secure it in unique places ensuring a different point-of-view...…
There isn't a whole lot more to say about the GoPro HD Hero2 that hasn't already been said. Specific to what we do, (documenting rivers and creeks) it's the best camera we've used (a ridiculous improvement over the Flip,…
We're not saying Illinois isn't paddling-friendly, far from it but they sure haven't made it easy to find clear regulation information...…
Another must-have map to guide you through our great state is the Wisconsin All-Outdoors Atlas & Map...…
Here's a look at our trip down the Sugar River a couple weeks ago. It was a beautiful 10 mile paddle from Belleville to Highway X...…
Cherry Valley to New Milford: A pleasant paddle in Northern Illinois with publicly protected land just about the whole way, including a gorge towards the end. This trip can be shortened using alternate take-outs. Rating: ☆ ☆ Trip Report…