June 2022: Ride the Rapids

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On the cover: Rafters navigate Lower Keeney Rapid during a guided trip with ACE Adventure Resort through the Lower New River Gorge. Photo by Matt Smink.

Departments

Field Notes

Outdoor studies are part of the curriculum at Tennessee’s Maryville College.

Out and Back

Deliverance, and the search for silence on the Chattooga River.

The Goods

Get on the water with the latest and greatest new kayaking gear.

Trail Mix

New music from Angel Olsen, Wilco, and Drive-By Truckers. 

Features

Ridin’ Rapids

BRO rounds up the best whitewater rafting rivers in the South.

Lakeside Getaways

Cool off in these majestic mountain waters.  

Park It Forward

Great Smoky Mountains National Park proposes new fees to address record visitation.

Training Days

In southeast Virginia, women learn professional skills in prescribed fire
forest management.

Every Kayak I Ever Paddled

Tracing a lifetime of adventures on the water in 25 boats.

Kayaking in the Wake of Loss

The kayaking community in Richmond, Va., continues to mourn one of their own without losing love for the water. 

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