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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

Fathers and Sons on Washington's Winchester Wasteway By Dave Shively / Photos by Aaron Schmidt Published in June 2015 on CanoeKayak.com

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

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

Exploring Alaska's Frozen Frontier By Dave Shively Originally published in SUP magazine's Winter 2012 edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reporting from an epic high-water trip down Idaho's wilderness multi-day classic, the Middle Fork Salmon.