Get Yer River Permit Applications In!
	Okay, all you free-loading dirtbags. No more free lunch. It's permit season. So get off your duff and send in your applications for your favorite river trip instead of waiting to get asked along. Plus, that way you can invite who you want (which hopefully will include us). Here's all the info you need... Read more.

	Grand Opening of 2013 World Freestyle Championsip Wave Set for December 16th
	Finally, the Nantahala River has a sweet play wave. The Nantahala Gorge Organizing Committee (NGOC) will celebrate the grand opening of its new 2013 Wave on Friday, December 16 with a ceremony, reception and paddling exhibition starting at 12pm. Read more.

	A Must Have for Swimming Big Rivers: Leg-Floatation-Devices
	After much time watching guests struggle during unexpected whitewater swims, Hamish McMaster, 20 year whitewater veteran and owner of the International Whitewater Company, Water By Nature developed the leg floaty. Read more.

	Emotion Kayaks Sold to Lifetime Products
	In the latest merger news in paddlesports, Emotion Kayaks of Pennsylvania has been sold to Lifetime Products of Clearfield, Utah. PL checks in with Emotion founder Tom Strauss for the lowdown... Read more.

	Boardworks, Badfish Unveil Breakthrough Inflatable SUP
	Worried about tipping over on your SUP in whitewater? Boardworks and partner company Badfish of Salida, Colo., recently unveiled a new inflatable paddleboard that will do wonders to keep you on the surface where you belong. Read more.

	NOC Opens New Store in Asheville
	In a sign that the paddlesports retail world is, if not riding a wave at least creating ripples, on October 22 the Nantahala Outdoor Center opened the doors of its groundbreaking experiential retail and outdoor activity concept shop, NOC Asheville, inside Asheville, N.C.'s The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa.... Read more.

	Metro-Vac Debuts New Rapid-Deployment Pumps
	Perfect for Inflatable Kayaks and Stand-Up Paddleboards, Metropolitan Vacuum Cleaner Company of Suffern, New York, has introduced a new generation of rapid-deployment Magic-Air Electric Inflator/Deflators. Read more.

Travel Archive

September 30th, 2011

    • 2012 Whitewater Symposium Wraps up at Rock Island, TN, Oct 12-14

September 18th, 2011

    • PL Canoe Schwag Review!

August 26th, 2011

    • Rock Creek Outfitters Rockin' Large with New Expansion

August 22nd, 2011

    • Turn on the Tunnel! 2011 Bailey Fest Goes Off!

August 17th, 2011

    • Paddle Council Receives $30K Grant from Nielsen

August 4th, 2011

    • OR Gets Underway with On-water Demo

July 29th, 2011

    • OR Paddlesports Preview

July 18th, 2011

    • Boardworks to Manufacture Badfish River Boards; Plus, a PL Q&A with Founder Zack Hughes

June 6th, 2011

    • Gavere Claims Teva Mtn Games SUP Sprint Crown

May 24th, 2011

    • Diamond Anniversary: 10th Annual Teva Mountain Games June 2-5

May 17th, 2011

    • Olympic Whitewater Course for 2012 Games in London Open to the Public

May 14th, 2011

    • The Rocky Mountain Surf Festival: New Name, Same Great Competition.

May 11th, 2011

    • Record Water Year in Store for West

May 3rd, 2011

    • Open Sesame! WRC Secures Acess to Wallowa and Grande Ronde Rivers.

April 22nd, 2011

    • 1st Annual Northwest Paddling Festival- June 25&26 Jack Block Park, West Seattle

April 8th, 2011

    • AIRE Announces Video Contest for 2011.

March 23rd, 2011

    • Putting Its Money Where Our River Mouths Are

March 22nd, 2011

    • Rally HO!: The National River Rally set for Charleston SC June 3-6

March 14th, 2011

    • AW Conducts Flow Survey for Yampa Basin

February 18th, 2011

    • Obama Backs Rivers

November 19th, 2010

    • Paddler Replaced by Rapid

October 4th, 2010

    • Ka-CHING Redux: Danny Ching Makes it a Clean Sweep in California

August 4th, 2010

    • Laird Hamilton Puts On A Clinic at Outdoor Retailer Tradeshow

August 3rd, 2010

    • Super-size Me