Last year, my wife and I took a kayaking day trip to the tip of Point Reyes, a peninsula just north of San Francisco formed by the San Andreas Fault shoving a slice of California out to sea. Thirty ...

If you’re like me, these hot temps have you dreaming of lake days and beach vacations. After all, is there anything better than getting out in the sun, drinking an agua fresca, and enjoying a summer-y ...

Paddling provides an excellent form of cross-training for both physical and mental variation. As with any sport or activity, it is important to know which muscles and joints become the principals, and ...

Channel your inner adventurer. You may have seen “Nyad,” the Netflix film about Diana Nyad, in which the American distance swimmer (played by Annette Bening) swims to Florida from Cuba outside the ...

My renewed interest in paddling was spurred several years ago when the Great River Rumble meandered its way down the Mississippi through the Quad-Cities. The Rumble is an annual event offering ...

Whether for a leisure escape or to work out your core and upper body, hitting the water in a kayak or canoe offers both mental and physical stimulation while exploring nature. These are two of the ...

Put down the bottle of beer, martini or chi-chi cosmopolitan and move away from the bar. It?s time to take a pass on the mid-week Happy Hour ritual and pick up a paddle. The Merritt Athletic Club in ...