Boisvert and Normand, seasoned GayOutdoors trip leaders, led a group in canoes for an overnight camping trip to a secluded island at one of the most pristine lakes in the country.

Lake and Hanauer, kayaking instructors with suspiciously perfect names, want me to paddle upstream toward the line that separates smooth, black eddy from gushing white water.

The Cascadia Marine Trail, one of the National Millennium Trails featured in On the American Trail, stretches from Lighthouse Marine Park on Point Roberts near the Canadian border to Olympia, Washington, on southern Puget Sound. It passes through some of the most beautiful and unique marine environments in the United States and some of the most popular recreation destinations in the Pacific Northwest.

On Earth Day 2007 (April 22^nd) our paddling group stood around the largest tree most of us had ever seen…a living bald cypress measuring 28 feet 6 inches in circumference 40 inches from the ground. It was indeed an awesome sight. The tree was found on our canoe trip through the bottomland hardwood forest of the Congaree National Park in South Carolina.

Our plan was to navigate twice through three sets of [Class III and IV] rapids, 'Twisted Sister', 'Three Beauties', and 'Middlesex Dam(n)', on a one mile stretch through the heart of the city. The Concord River drops 50 vertical feet through the city of Lowell and is the location of the earliest mill sites in the area.

Sea kayaking has been a life-long love affair for photo-journalist Joel Rogers. Continue reading to view his expedition photographs.

Want to know more about our adventures? Just ask any of the participants and they will tell you the wonderful time we all had. Feel a bit left out? Well, come and join us on another of our adventures. You’re all welcome!

About 8-9 of us went out on a beautiful late morning from Nobleton Outpost for a 5-mile upstream one-way paddle. Gorgeous skies, low water and great company!

When Walden got too crowded, Thoreau liked to sneak off to Maine's great northern waterways. Good plan.

Pack up your troubles in your old dry bag and smile. If you're comfortable with paddling and with camping, you're probably ready for an overnight trip.

As spring weather takes hold, temperatures rise and New Hampshire’s ponds and lakes clear of ice, GayOutdoors Muses columnist Gandalf highlights some of his favorite flat-water paddling ponds and lakes.

Sea-Kayak: The rock-and-glide of open-water kayaking meets the sweet solitude of untrammeled shoreline. We found your paddling paradise in Florida—plus perfect water in Alaska and Maine.

It's no accident they filmed The Lord of the Rings in New Zealand. Its landscape is so diverse, it hosts every adventure sport imaginable.

The park is expanding, the future seems bright, and mosquito season is over. It’s the perfect time for a weeklong float.

As with general camp duties, kitchen duties should be passed around as part of a rotating schedule.