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The Kazan: Canada
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Far to the frozen north in Canada's newly minted Nunavut territory flows the Kazan, a river of large windswept lakes; harsh, treeless, rock-strewn landforms; and miles of raging wild rapids. The Kazan — known to the native Inuit as"The River of Men" — is a big, pushy river with tricky currents and icy water. When in doubt on the Kazan, portage. Any swim in this river promises to be long, cold and dangerous — and possibly fatal. The Kazan cuts through a rugged, harsh utterly unforgiving landscape. The price of admission includes huge storm-tossed lakes, big dangerous rapids and falls, unrelenting wind, no shade or firewood, clouds of blackflies and mosquitoes, cold rain, and snow and ice in July. Bill Layman and Lynda Holland endured all this and more when they paddled the entire 540-mile length of the Kazan during a twenty-six day adventure. Read their story.
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Rio Sarapiqum: Costa Rica
Trade winds pregnant with rain lash the 10,000-foot summits of Costa Rica's Central Volcanic Cordillera, and high on the slopes of the Poas Volcano, among the cascading streams, the Rio Sarapiqum River is born. The Sarapiqum offers a choice between a floating nature tour or a test of your whitewater kayaking skills. The river's lower section serves up spectacular scenery, moderate rapids, and enough rain forest wildlife to make any Audubon Society member drool. Fast whitewater, sudden slope changes, steep, boulder-strewn drops and frequent flash floods demand expert paddling on the upper section. Although the scenery is no less fetching on this section of the river, the prudent paddler won't want to take his or her eyes off the aptly named rapids for too long here. Watch out for the house-size boulder lodged in front of"Me Gusta," the waterfall at the end of the "The Mush" and the vertical drop in "The Banana." Michael W. Mayfield and Rafael E. Gallo have paddled them all. Read their story.
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