During the hot days of July, having fun in the outdoors means being on, in and around the water. More and more people are finding that kind of fun in a canoe or kayak.
The canoe and, now, the kayak are the most versatile small craft available today. Both are well adapted to travel the inland waters as well as in open water. Both are unmatched for wilderness travel like a vacation in the outback. They are light, so it makes a good car-top craft for the fishing family.
Ben Sullivan, Rolla, is a veteran canoeist who bought his first canoe 30 years ago.