A chance encounter for Robbie Scott led to him canoeing down Cambodia's Mekong River with Gordon Congdon.  Here he shares with us the flora, fauna and people of Cambodia, and what it's like to canoe down the 10th longest river in the world.

Paul and Muriel Milem took advantage of the weather to paddle segments of the Columbia River around Central Washington. They circumnavigated Crescent Bar and had such a good time, they did the same trip two days in a row.  We think this segment deserves another paddle this fall.

The Hanford Reach is billed as the last free-flowing stretch of the Columbia River in the United States. That's true. But it is not, as some claim, in a natural state unchanged since the days of David Thompson. Despite the post-apocalyptic  nuclear reactors on one side of the river, this is a scenic, memorable trip.

Though slightly out of our territory, the Yakima River is fed by reservoirs and can be canoed in late summer and fall. When our backyard rivers trickle out, the Yakima River gives local paddlers options.

As long as there is a good snowpack and the reservoir is full, this dam-controlled run usually has good flows throughout the summer. The run has fairly continuous class II rapids with some good wave trains. Advanced beginners will find the run enjoyable at low flows but there are fewer eddies at higher flows.