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Duct Tape Diaries' Guest Contributors range from professional kayakers and paddlers to recreational boaters with a knack for storytelling. Scroll down to the bottom of each post for author credit for each blog with 'Guest Contributor' in the byline.

The Smell of Home: Lessons from the Ever-Anadromous Salmon

July 5, 2026June 17, 20269 minute readby Guest Contributor

Go on a River Trip, Restore Your Faith in Humanity

June 25, 2026June 18, 20265 minute readby Guest Contributor

The River of Rediscovery

June 20, 2026July 13, 202612 minute readby Guest Contributor

Drying Up: Seeking Perspective on a Reservoir of Controversy

June 15, 2026June 18, 202613 minute readby Guest Contributor

Baffin Island Expedition – Part 3: Water

June 10, 2026June 16, 20267 minute readby Guest Contributor

You Can’t Burn A River – Jasper After the Wildfire

June 3, 2026May 12, 20269 minute readby Guest Contributor

A Tale of Two Swims: Behind the Scenes of Flow – The Film

May 30, 2026June 16, 20269 minute readby Guest Contributor

So, What Are You Doing This Summer?

May 21, 2026May 12, 20267 minute readby Guest Contributor

A Book, a Climb, and the Story behind the Stories in “Flow – Women’s Counternarratives from Rivers, Rock and Sky”

May 13, 2026May 4, 20269 minute readby Guest Contributor

When Yapping is the Point: The Diversify Whitewater Kayak Progression Program

May 4, 2026May 6, 20269 minute readby Guest Contributor

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