Mist skated across the glassy reservoir. Autumn foliage transformed the surrounding Green Mountains from deep emerald into a collection of gold, ruby, and burnt orange. Our Waterbury Reservoir canoe camping trip came during a brief window of peak autumn color, and we timed it just right. A Chilly Start to an Autumn Adventure The night before, however, made me question my planning. It was the long weekend before Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and temperatures dropped from the high 50s when we…
Paddling into Everglades National Park feels like slipping backward through time. Once you leave the trailhead, there are no roads, no engines—only mangrove-lined canoe trails, still water, and the quiet tension of moving through…
2 Places · 1 Adventure — Delaware · New Jersey Defined by tidal brackish marshlands with wide-open spaces and a watery labyrinth of tributaries, Landing Creek is a tranquil and deceptive escape. After our previous paddle,…
2 Places · 1 Adventure — Delaware · New Jersey Tall cordgrass, thick with thousands of Atlantic ribbed mussels, lines the banks of the Broadkill River. Slowly, we drifted through the salt marsh, taking…
The outfitter’s van crept down a narrow road carved into the canyon wall, descending toward the Colorado River. Above us, the massive concrete face of Hoover Dam rose abruptly from the rock, its scale…
For more than a century, Washington’s cherry blossoms have carried meaning beyond their spring beauty. Gifted by Tokyo in the early 20th century, the trees became a symbol of friendship between Japan and the…
Canoe 52 began as a shared journey — two paddles moving in rhythm, a dog shifting between seats. This trip felt different. Same canoe. Same intention. But the current had changed, and I was…
4 Places · 1 Adventure — Missouri · Iowa · Illinois · Indiana The Indiana Dunes sit at an unusual crossroads of landscapes. Here along the southern edge of Lake Michigan, forests blend into…
4 Places · 1 Adventure — Missouri · Iowa · Illinois · Indiana Some stretches of the Mississippi feel remote. Others, like the Mississippi River backwaters remind you how closely the river runs alongside…
4 Places · 1 Adventure — Missouri · Iowa · Illinois · Indiana The Mississippi River moves differently than most. Whereas the Current River rushed through the Ozarks, the Mississippi near Le Claire, Iowa…
