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60-year-old Kim Trevathan of Maryville, Tennessee, paddled the length of the Tennessee River in 1998. His pooch, Jasper, a Shepherd and Labrador mix, was in the bow. “He was one of those uncanny dogs: calm, charismatic, beautiful, smart, and obedient to a fault. He was also fully grown, six years old on the trip.” Trevathan and his dog Jasper enjoy a downriver drift during their 1998 Tennessee River journey. Coasting that current with a calm, obedient dog left great memories and nearly two decades later, Trevathan completed an encore....

After his plane crashed in the middle of a remote forest in Quebec, American pilot Matt Lehtinen did what any well-prepared airman would do: He kept his cool and tried to get help. But he also went a step beyond that, and recorded the entire ordeal on his smartphone. On July 27, Lehtinen was flying his Cirrus SR22—a small, single-engine plane—when his engine went out, and he was forced to make a crash landing, Jalopnik reports....

Beau Bridges, co-star of Showtime’s Homeland and the new Netflix series Messiah, reflects on sibling rivalry, playing for John Wooden, and watching Gary Cooper beat up his dad. The Last Word: Ralph Macchio on ‘The Karate Kid’, His Heroes, and the New Season of ‘Cobra Kai’ Read article Men’s Journal: What’s the best advice you ever received? Beau Bridges: A word that I heard a lot when I was growing up was respect....

Derrick Nnadi made a lot of fans happy when he and his Kansas City Chiefs teammates won Super Bowl LIV last night, but what he did next probably won him some four-legged admirers as well. The defensive tackle celebrated his Super Bowl win by paying the adoption fees of all the dogs at KC Pet Project, a Kansas City animal shelter. The 23-year-old player, who’s in his second year with the NFL, made the donation through his Derrick Nnadi Foundation....

Confluence is focused on the development of innovative product and superior service to our retailers and customers. As a part of this long-term strategy to focus on innovation and improved service, the Boardworks product line will now be managed out of Confluence’s longtime HQ office in Greenville, SC. This move will continue to build on the success that an incredible Boardworks team has created and will provide for greater service levels to our customers, also allowing the brand to leverage the warehousing and shipping capabilities and state of the art innovation and resources within the Confluence facility....

Bowe Bergdahl, the controversial Army sergeant who was imprisoned and tortured by the Taliban for five years after deserting his post in Afghanistan, will not face prison time, a military judge ruled at Fort Bragg in North Carolina on Friday. Instead, he will be demoted to a private and dishonorably discharged from his post. Bergdahl’s decision to walk off the remote base in 2009, and his subsequent capture, caused a massive military operation, which prosecutors in his trial pointed out led to at least three serious injuries....

After starring on the comedy series Childrens Hospital for nearly a decade, actor Rob Huebel is back for a new adventure. Huebel stars again as Dr. Owen Maestro in the new Netflix spinoff Medical Police, teaming up with his former co-star Erinn Hayes as Dr. Lola Spratt to try and save the world from a global epidemic. Actor Rob Corddry on His Favorite Cars, Being Friends With The Rock, His New Show ‘Medical Police’...

When you go looking for gifts this holiday season, you really can’t go wrong with getting a loved one an iPad. Sure, an iPad can be pretty expensive. But there’s a reason for that. Apple makes products that are really great. They are super functional, usually better than their competitors. Durability is great, too, as they run for a long time. And as Apple is known for, they are great looking....

For years there were rumblings that Chevrolet would shake up its most iconic sports car, the Corvette, by offering a mid-engined version. The masses rejoiced when spy shots of prototypes testing around Detroit first emerged, and when the latest Corvette appeared in camouflaged guise earlier this summer, speculations ran rampant about powertrain specifications, whether or not it would offer a manual transmission, how the C8 Corvette would look, and how much the all-new Corvette would cost....

If you do daily battle with car traffic on your way to and from work, you must have nerves of steel. Or, you’re very brave. Or maybe you’re just crazy? More likely than all that, though—you’ve got the right gear. That includes a quality helmet, preferably the kind with a rear light for safety and visibility. If you’re using a bike helmet that doesn’t have a light on the back, it’s time to get with the program....

Illustration by Yuta Onada Sales of fitness trackers have never been stronger. And that’s a bad thing, says Andy Galpin, a professor of kinesiology at the Center for Sport Performance at California State University. In fact, in his new book, Unplugged: Evolve From Technology to Upgrade Your Fitness, Performance and Consciousness, Galpin and co-authors Brian MacKenzie and Phil White explain that the smarter path to fitness is to tap into the technology you’ve always had: your brain....

For active adventurers, now is the time to pitch a tent and get outdoors. The crowds have dwindled, kids are back at school, campsites are easier to get … and the trees and leaves unleash their majestic autumnal colors. And no matter what activities you’re into, it’s time to get out amongst the fiery colored foliage with these superb camping spots around the U.S. For Rock Climbers: Red River Gorge, Kentucky...

Keanu Reeves is close to stepping back into the shoes of his most badass character: John Wick. Following the smashing success of John Wick: Chapter 2 in 2017—it made more than $170 million at the box office on a $40 million budget, and boasts a 90% fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes—the filmmakers announced that a third film will be released in 2019. Now, the third film has entered pre-production after screenwriter Derek Kolstad (John Wick, John Wick: Chapter 2) completed the script, according to Screen Rant....

After repeatedly getting rebuffed by a female companion, a male lion at Kruger National Park decided on a different tactic—trying to impress her by intimidating a car full of safari tourists. Mark Williams-Wynn came upon the lion sighting Monday at the famous park in South Africa where several cars had stopped to observe. Along with everyone else, he watched the frustrated lion and then started videotaping, sensing something was about to happen....

Late on Sunday night, 48-year-old Cade Edmond Siemers was walking near Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park when he tripped and fell into a geothermal pool, the National Park Service announced. He was severely burned by the scalding water, and sustained burns over “a significant portion of his body” the press release states. A Massive, Incredibly Loud Yellowstone Geyser Erupted for the First Time in Three Years Read article...

EVERY GENERATION has its fashionable eating programs. Think of fad diets like Atkins, Master Cleanse—even cabbage soup. Extreme diets have believers, but they are mostly dismissed by the medical establishment, which generally prefers sensible eating and exercise. But a trio of contemporary diets is garnering interest from doctors and researchers: ketogenic, which focuses on fats and cuts back carbs; protein cycling, in which you go through periods of high- and low-protein intake; and intermittent fasting, or limiting your eating to certain windows....

This video was produced in partnership with Visit Utah. Learn more about Bluff. Don’t look past Bluff, Utah. The small town in southeastern Utah acts as a gateway into both the Bears Ears National Monument as well as one of the crown jewels of desert paddling on the storied San Juan River. Join a day trip that any skill-level paddler can enjoy with local outfitter Wild Rivers Expeditions. Their local guides provide context on the river’s rich cultural history, stopping to view the pristine Ancestral Puebloan pictographs and dwelling at the River House site....

From the looks of it, pro surfer Leila Hurst knows how to enjoy summer. Watch Hurst and her dad Rich take MasterCraft’s new XT22 for some wakesurfing sessions, fishing and waterskiing to kick off summer in the below video. The new XT22 is a larger XT crossover boat from MasterCraft, designed for endless family adventures on the water. Hurst and her dad have always enjoyed being on the water together, and they take full advantage of the crossover capabilities of the new XT22 for just about any and every water activity....

With the calendar about to turn over into 2018, it’s that time again to track down the most popular stories of the past 12 months. A holiday deep dive into our analytics reveals C&K readers’ viral favorites and destination highlights, plus a few longform epics and photo feasts that cracked our top 10 most read stories of 2017. #10 Wrong Canoe, Right Stuff A pair of German tourists got more than they bargained for when they flew to Winnipeg and bought a canoe off Craigslist to paddle 380 miles on the Hayes River to Hudson Bay....

This dish seems super fancy, but, other than the white fish, it’s actually made up entirely of cheap ingredients and items you probably already have on hand, making it the perfect weeknight meal. In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies The sweet potatoes and beets add a boost of vitamins and minerals, while cod (or haddock) delivers lean protein. Opt for frozen fish here to save some money, Andrews suggests....