Summer is here and Washington state rivers are calling. From the Skagit to the White Salmon, the Nisqually to the Yakima, there are many options for whitewater rafting adventures. “I wouldn’t say it’s ...

Gliding over smooth rocks seen through clear waters can be serene. But that serenity dissipates when the rocks pass by faster — and the roar of what’s ahead gets louder. Eventually the calming site of ...

After years of drought, rivers across California are flowing fast and furious, as they say. Well, anyway, there's a movie by that name - several of them. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: People like it. People ...

When I taught whitewater kayaking classes at UC Davis, I liked to tell my students that every year, I got to enjoy California’s snowpack twice: Once in the winter when I went skiing, and then again in ...

Twenty years ago, Connie Martinez decided she and her friends needed to have more fun. Martinez was a smart, ambitious woman living in Silicon Valley. Most of her friends were also accomplished women ...

For summer adventure, it’s hard to beat a whitewater rafting trip on the Roaring Fork River. The river is aptly named, sporting intense rapids in the south (Class V) that gradually decrease down to ...

With pristine, free-flowing rivers fed by snowmelt, Washington is a wonderland for whitewater rafting. From the Skagit to the White Salmon, the Nisqually to the Yakima, there are adventures for ...

Colorado ranks No. 1 in the country in skier visits. And when all that snow melts, it helps make the state one of the top whitewater rafting states. Rafting’s $193 million economic impact and nearly ...

The snow fall over the past winter wasn’t as the same level as the record breaking ski season in 2022-23, but the 423 inches of snow recorded by Palisades Tahoe was second most of the past five years.