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ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot set for Thanksgiving Day
Pam LeBlanc nears the finish of the 2019 ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot. Chris LeBlanc photo[/caption] Turkeys, prepare to trot! This year’s Thundercloud Subs Turkey Trot goes live again, with both a virtual and an in-person race on Thursday, Nov. 25. Specific details...

The best 10 things about rafting the Grand Canyon
Rafting the Grand Canyon means big water, scenery that scrolls past like the backdrop of an exotic movie, never-ending geology lessons, and, if you do it right, plenty of fun. I just returned from Arizona, where I backpacked from the South Rim to the Colorado River to...

Ten miles from finish of Great Alabama 650, Hansen forced ashore by wind and chop
Austin paddler West Hansen pulled ashore about 10 miles from the finish of the Great Alabama 650 Thursday afternoon, and at 9 p.m. he was still hunkered down, waiting for conditions to improve in Mobile Bay. A small craft advisory was in effect, and winds were 17...

Hansen, O’Donnell still battling on Day 5 of Great Alabama 650
With about 85 miles to Fort Morgan, West Hansen and Salli O’Donnell continued to battle it out on Day 5 of the Great Alabama 650 paddling race. The two veteran endurance paddlers, both leading their solo classes, paddled within a few miles of each other all day...