The Utah Cutthroat Slam has begun! Starting this year, anglers can learn about conservation, explore the state, and help support trout initiatives by catching all four native cutthroat species found in Utah. Conservation of native wildlife is a major focus for the Division of Wildlife Resources, and Utah’s fish is a top priority. So they…
Category: Water
Rafting (and hiking) Cataract Canyon
Cataract Canyon: even the name is legendary. The Powell expedition of 1869, led by John Wesley Powell, was the first to explore this very remote, uncharted section of the Colorado River, and Cataract Canyon remains remote to this day. Located in Canyonlands National Park, just below the confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers, Cataract…
Video: Rafting Cataract Canyon
Our featured video showcases Cataract Canyon in Canyonlands National Park, which has some of the biggest whitewater rapids in North America. During spring runoff on the Colorado River, the Big Drop rapids can get up to class 5, with the rest of the over 20-mile stretch of rapids hitting class 4. It’s technical, scary, and…
Video: Whitewater Rafting Westwater Canyon
Say the words “class 4 rapids” and you’ll make my palms sweat. Of all the outdoor adventures in Utah, rafting is one I’m most afraid of. So rafting through Westwater Canyon on the Colorado River near Moab was a brave moment for me. I’m notoriously a “fish-out-of-water” when I’m in the water, and the thought…
Standup Paddleboarding with Park City SUP
My legs are unsteady. I slowly stand, flexing my knees, sure to keep my feet apart for stability. A slight ripple in the water shakes my standup paddleboard, and I get a thrill of anxious fear of falling into the drink, but the board stays upright. With that assurance, I begin to paddle, first one…
Jackson Karma Kayak review
In 2012, Jackson Kayak released the newest member of its fleet, the Karma. I’ve been dying ever since to take it for a spin and finally got to do so a few times this spring, once on a release of the Black Canyon of the Bear earlier this year, and most recently on a high water trip to Bitch…
Kayaking Sixth Water Creek
There is exactly one class V creek in Utah that runs everyday of the year (if you can get to it): Sixth Water Creek. It’s steep (dropping 250 feet per mile), short (less than a half-mile long), and usually has extremely low flows (30 cubic feet per second (cfs) on a good day – barely…
Friday Video: Sailing the Great Salt Lake and Bear Lake
When you think of sailing, images of smooth ocean water, California beaches or World Cup races over torrent waters may come to mind. Utah most definitely doesn’t come into the equation. But there is actually a surprisingly large number of lakes and reservoirs in Utah where you can not only sail, but find world-class sailing…
WRSI Moment fullface kayaking helmet review
Several weeks ago I managed to break my nose while kayaking in Idaho. I flipped over in the middle of a rapid and conveniently placed my face right in the center of a solid piece of basalt. It was fairly minor as far as broken noses are concerned, but it was enough to convince…
Kayaking the Black Canyon of the Bear River
It’s always a gamble when your first run of the season is a solid Class IV and V river, but there’s no better place to do it than the Black Canyon of the Bear River in Grace, Idaho. While the Wasatch were still getting hammered with snow, the floodgates to the Grace Dam opened up…