The Mountain Life: On The Water

• Close Encounters of the Bird Kind
  Gliding silently in a canoe or kayak on a quiet lake brings you up close to loons and other aquatic birds  

• Hot enough for you?
  Try cooling off in some white water  

• Canoeing for beginners
  Late summer and canoes are just made for each other. Here's how to get started.  

• Oh Say Can You Sea Kayak?
  A beginner's kayaking/camping trip off the coast of Maine  

• Rowing for Fun
  Light-weight recreational shells are easy to learn, fast on the water  

• Beaching It
  Want to look great in your bathing suit? Get up and active at the beach!  

• Canoes and kayaks
  Some great quiet-water places to rent a boat and paddle away a Sunday afternoon  

• Surf's Up
  Cape Cod is surf-central for the northeast, and a great place to learn to ride the waves  

• Prime Paddling
  Too muddy to hike or bike? Hit the water in a canoe or kayak.  

• Whitewater kayaking
  Play it smart and take a lesson or two to learn this sport  

• Whitewater paddling
  Undiluted adrenaline ... in a canoe.  

• Windjammer Cruise
  A sailing trip aboard the Isaac H. Evans on Maine's Penobscot Bay  

• Can You Kayak?
  Kayaking rapidly growing in popularity, especially in New England  

• Big Thrills
  Big water in a small raft gives a wild ride