Every rookie has their day of destiny. Sometimes it doesn't go so well.

Our EIC has been fucking around, not writing, and causing all kinds of mayhem in his own life. Here's why.

Our Editor-in-Chief is grappling with the inevitable loss of his father. He tries to sort through it with this piece.

Ever get ahead of yourself? Yeah, our Editor-in-Chief has too. This time, it happened during a climbing trip to Zion National Park.

Dust, rubber and chaos. This is a sensory experience.

The EIC lays it all out, explaining why TDL exists, and what our goals and aspirations are. If ambition bothers you, don't read.

In any great river town, there is a dive bar the guides get to call their own. This is the story of the best there ever was.

Read this to find out how a dirtbag set aside his player ways and fell for a civilian. Our Editor-in-Chief is lovesick, bro.

Our Editor-in-Chief plans to conquer the world. And he's gonna do it with a cold PBR in hand

Just do the right thing. Please. We're begging you.

What if raft guides got to write reviews for their customers?

The government will deny this, but there's evil afoot in the mountains. And it's cold-blooded.

In my early twenties, I was a self-obsessed loser whose primary concern was conning everyone into thinking I was doing well. A friend’s...

I have been locked in a battle of wills with my gastrointestinal system for as long as I can remember. Usually, my bowels win. At 5 years...

My extended family are bottom-of-the-barrel, counterfeit, cowardly, sacks of shit. I won’t name them. Despite their lack of spines, and...

A dear friend, known to his social media following as Homie Rafiki, recently called me from Montana. We caught up as traveling dirtbags...

Most people will never admit to having ever felt anything other than love for their dog. For a time though, I despised mine. Heavy B is a...

It’s half past noon on a Sunday in September. You rise from a deep tequila-induced slumber, the stale taste of last night’s heaters...

I’ll spare you the self-aggrandizing horseshit about “finding the strength to talk about this” or whatever. Instead, I’ll just come out...

Whitewater presents a laundry list of hazards and potentially life threatening scenarios. But if you’re planning on becoming a guide,...