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 On the River was a five week series that celebrated the world's great recreational watercourses. Each week began with an opinionated survey of our favorite rivers . . .
Top 40 American Whitewater — GORP brazenly hazards an opinionated rundown of our favorite whitewater trips in the United States.
Global Whitewater — Where's the hairiest whitewater on earth? GORP combed the planet and came up with more than a dozen rivers guaranteed to satisfy the most hardcore whitewater junkie.
Urban Rivers — Urban rivers offer a lightning quick getaway and a handy training ground for honing outdoor skills. They also have charms all their own: surprising wildlife, hidden adventure, new views of the city.
Great River Journeys — Rivers are the oldest highways on earth, and remain the most enchanting way to discover the history and wildlife of a foreign land.
Wild and Slow - A selection of rivers on which you can slow down, relax, and really enjoy the world around you. Mellow out . . . |
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 A look at efforts to clean up our rivers . . .
A Place on the Banks in Seattle — With encroaching urbanization, access to the shoreline was getting tougher. Something had to give.
Cleaning up the Hudson — Since General Electric stopped leaking poisonous PCB chemicals, the issue of how the cleanup should proceed and what dangers really exist have become flashpoints in the national debate over river pollution and corporate responsibility.
A Place for Wildlife — Arizona's San Pedro River has been called the best bird-watching area in the world. But boomtimes threaten this precious desert riparian area.
Uncorking the Kennebec — When the Edwards Dam was built on Maine's Kennebec River in 1837, it devastated the populations of almost a dozen species of migratory fish. But a decade-long battle by conservation groups led to an unprecedented government order to dismantle the dam.
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Read over a lively discussion of the GORP community's hometown rivers. GORP was pleased to have Rebecca Wodder, President of American Rivers, join us for this forum.
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In depth profiles of magnificent rivers . . .
The Gnarly Nolichucky — A raging river pounds through a steep gorge across the border from North Carolina to Tennessee: run it if you can.
Little River Canyon - A bronco of a torrent hidden away in Alabama's mountainous northwest corner.
Rafting the Rio Reventazon — A big brawling river wrapped like a prizefighter's satin robe in lush tropical rain forest.
Kayaking the Rio Pacuare - A quintessential tropical river in Costa Rica: jungle wildlife and Class V whitewater.
Trucking the Youghiogheny — Sedate rapids in Pennsylvania complement hairier headwaters in Maryland, offering a range of whitewater for every skill level.
Chicago Water Trails — Canoeing and kayaking near — and even in! — the windy city.
Coppermine River — Bill Layman paddles the Coppermine River in Canada's far northern Nunavut Territory, and rediscovers that the land is where the heart is.
Paddling Through Time — A wood-and-canvas canoe takes you back 150 years, in a journey through the headwater lakes of the Allagash River.
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness — GORP's
comprehensive guide to the ultimate flatwater paddling destination.
Connecticut River Journey — Prime paddling between the Canadian border and tiny-town New Hampshire on New England's signature grand river.
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