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REALITY CHECK
From C&K's Summer 2016 edition: An everyman canoe adventure through Banff National Park yields unreal surprises from a hidden glacial lake to the colorful paddling legends that inhabit Alberta's Bow River Valley
A DAY NOT WASTED
Fathers and Sons on Washington's Winchester Wasteway

By Dave Shively / Photos by Aaron Schmidt

Published in June 2015 on CanoeKayak.com
ONE LIFE
Three Days with Paddling's Kings at the Curious and Miraculous Rey Del Rio Waterfall World Championship

By Dave Shively / Photos by David Jackson

First published in the May 2015 edition of Canoe & Kayak
FUEL'S GOLD
Paddling the Boomtown Intersection of America's longest river and its largest oil field. Welcome to the Bakken.

By Dave Shively / Photos by Aaron Schmidt and Rob Zaleski

First published in the Aug 2014 edition of Canoe & Kayak
COLD SNAP
Exploring Alaska's Frozen Frontier
By Dave Shively
Originally published in SUP magazine's Winter 2012 edition
MISSISSIPPI CROSSROADS
At the intersection of the blues and the Delta’s wildest reaches, one soulful paddler holds the keys to the river’s salvation.

By Dave Shively / Photos by Robert Zaleski

Originally published in Canoe & Kayak magazine's December 2010 edition
INFLATED HOPES
Paddling an I-SUP from Guatemala to Belize sure sounded like a good idea ...
By Dave Shively
Originally published in SUP magazine's Summer 2012 edition
THE PORTAGE
Retracing the forgotten paddling trail that made New Orleans.
By Dave Shively, photos by Robert Zaleski
Originally published in Canoe & Kayak magazine's August 2012 edition
MAKING PROGRESS
Nunavut’s lonesome rivers dish out lessons one way--when they’re ready to

By Dave Shively / Photos by Robert Zaleski

Originally published in Canoe & Kayak magazine's May 2012 edition
STANDUP RENAISSANCE
Exploring Italy’s SUP roots, from Venetian canals to the island wilds of Tuscany

By Dave Shively

Originally published in SUP magazine's Fall 2010 edition
ACADIANA
Some of America’s best paddling is where you least expect it.

By Dave Shively / Photos by Robert Zaleski

Originally published in Canoe & Kayak magazine's May 2013 edition
MIDDLE FORK RISING
Reporting from an epic high-water trip down Idaho's wilderness multi-day classic, the Middle Fork Salmon.
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