I had my first whitewater swim on the Sheepscot in decades


by Bangor Daily News

Bangor Daily News— "Paddling alone is a classic whitewater mistake."

Food & Wine—Jif Is Dropping a Brand-New Spread for the First Time in a Decade. Jif is dropping its all-new Peanut Butter & Chocolate Flavored Spread that it says is perfect on, well, everything.

Cornwall Live—Man completes first-ever solo swim to Bishop Rock lighthouse. Wez said he needed to try something else after picking up an injury following a 100-mile run

SFGATE—First new California state park in a decade gets opening date. California's newest state park, located 80 miles east of San Francisco, has an opening date. After a decade of planning and $40 million in funding, Dos Rios State Park in the San Joaquin Valley will open to the public on June 12, Gov. Gavin Newsom and California State Parks announced Monday. The 1,600-acre property, nestled between the Tuolumne and San Joaquin rivers, around eight miles from Modesto, is the largest public-private floodplain restoration project in the state. It's also the first...