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Sometimes, it's possible to be too much in touch

The writer takes a river trip and almost pushes a fellow passenger overboard

by John Krist, Jun 05, 2006
My kind of river flows fast and gritty brown

The writer defines freedom as canoeing with kids down a fast-flowing Colorado river in spring

by Alan Kesselheim, May 09, 2005
Floating past ghosts on the Green River

The writer describes a river-rafting trip through the Cataract Canyon on the Green River in Utah.

by Auden Schendler, Aug 29, 2001
Boaters float for their rights

In Colorado, a group of river rafters float the Lake Fork of the Gunnison in defiance of a landowner who has filed suit to stop them, part of a statewide struggle over access and ownership of rivers.

by Shara Rutberg, Aug 13, 2001
Hoping for river magic on a trip with Dad

Rafting the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon with his parents, the writer sees magic work on his father, who suffers from Parkinson's Disease.

by Logan Hebner, May 10, 1999
A river rat remembers

Folksinger, activist and river rat Katie Lee shares her memories of Glen Canyon in her new book, "All My Rivers Are Gone."

by Michelle Nijhuis, Dec 21, 1998
Deaths drive change at Lake Mead

At Nevada's Lake Mead, the busiest national recreation area in the country, park rangers try to crack down on the "reckless clueless" misbehavior, often fueled by alcohol and drugs, that has already killed 36 visitors this year.

by Christopher Smith, Nov 09, 1998
Whitewater boating groups

Whitewater boating groups are invited to apply for $500 to $2,500 grants to promote river access or conservation projects.

by Staff, Jul 06, 1998
Ruckus on a recreation river

The Forest Service's plan to cut whitewater rafting numbers on Idaho's popular Middle Fork of the Salmon rouses opposition from commercial boaters.

by Steve Stuebner, May 25, 1998
Jet Skis: Thrill or scourge?

The jet ski industry is pushing on the Park Service to open more park sites for personal watercraft, but the National Park Service and the Dept. of Interior can't agree on how to manage the fast boats.

by J T Thomas, May 11, 1998

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Sometimes, it's possible to be too much in touch

My kind of river flows fast and gritty brown

Floating past ghosts on the Green River

Boaters float for their rights

Hoping for river magic on a trip with Dad

A river rat remembers

Deaths drive change at Lake Mead

Whitewater boating groups

Ruckus on a recreation river

Jet Skis: Thrill or scourge?

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