What a great weekend trip. Last weekend 23 women, eight kayaking instructors and I spent two glorious days kayaking. It was the Beyond Becoming an Outdoors Woman annual kayaking weekend. Women come ...

Out on the river The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission sponsors an annual Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) kayak trip near Niobrara State Park, located at the confluence of the Missouri and Niobrara ...

These days it has become somewhat popular to book a trip with a group of friends and then canoeing down the scenic Niobrara River. Since it was designated a National Scenic River over a decade ago, ...

The path described by my kayak paddle was neither straight nor true, owing to a years-long lapse in practice. But the fellow in the kayak’s stern was doing a pretty fair job of keeping our vessel away ...

WE GOT THE VEST BACK ON. WE ARE PADDLING I’M JACK KEENAN GREG WAGNER REALLY PUTTING IN THE ENERGY TO PADDLE NOW IF YOU’RE JUST JOINING US GREG IS THE LEADING OFFICER OF NEBRASKA GAME AND PARKS. ALWAYS ...

The Niobrara National Scenic River, a 76-mile stretch east of Valentine, beckons canoers every summer with its 300-foot-high cliffs and wide-open skies. Best known for Discussed since the 1980s and ...

Who can pass up a good sale? After enjoying trips in rental kayaks, I debated about whether to buy one. I visited Cabela’s, intending to browse, but left with an eight-foot kayak stuffed into my SUV.

Buying used is an option if you can find what you are looking for. Canoeing and kayaking are great ways to get into the outdoors. Whether you paddle the popular Niobrara or a remote portion of a ...