The roar of whitewater rapids was about all anyone could hear as a small group of canoeists maneuvered down the Chattooga River, enjoying the mountain scenery of the southern Appalachians along the ...

Steffan Meyric Hughes recalls paddling wooden canoes down the wild rivers of Maine.

It was the perfect, rugged, Canadian natural image: canoe, wild rice bog, a portage point that could have been used 150 years ago by rugged voyageurs opening up Canada's savage northwest. So I savored ...

I took on a daring drop in my kayak, launching straight off a slippery seawall into the harbor below. The landing was intense, but I managed to keep it together and paddle away with a big splash!