Here’s a quick guide to some of the most common river terminology and signals that guides use to communicate while floating downstream.

Some of the best-named famous whitewater rapids are clever plays on words, while others hint at the best way to run them or someone's folly or misfortune.

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Wilderness can be a cure for what ails us, and an Idaho whitewater rafting trip on the Salmon River is just what the doctor ordered for this author.

Ever wondered how the modern day life jacket came to be? A whitewater safety guru gives us an oral history of the PFD. Check out its evolution...

Some of the ladies of OARS share their thoughts on the use of gender-specific labels in the river industry. Their answers might surprise you…

Come September, whitewater lovers flock to West Virginia's Gauley River to experience the East Coast’s best (and wildest) rafting trip. Is it for you?

Maybe you've heard stories of the last Shangri-La on earth, but here are a few things you might now know about sacred Bhutan...

Employment opportunity for an American River Food Room Supervisor at our Lotus, CA operation with OARS, since 1969.

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