http://dir.salon.com/topics/river/?source=rss&aim=river en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 25 Apr 2006 04:04:00 PDT By Katharine Mieszkowski Tue, 25 Apr 2006 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2006/04/25/pearce/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2006/04/25/pearce/index.html?source=rss Pointing out that it takes 800 gallons of water to make one hamburger, a British writer argues that water shortage is the "defining crisis" of our time. By J.A. Getzlaff Tue, 25 Apr 2006 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/planet/2000/05/05/gators/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/planet/2000/05/05/gators/index.html?source=rss Lost in a Florida swamp, he climbs a tree to avoid alligators. By Roland Wall Tue, 25 Apr 2006 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/2000/04/25/river/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/2000/04/25/river/index.html?source=rss It was lovemaking with the landscape. By J.A. Getzlaff Tue, 25 Apr 2006 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/planet/2000/02/07/corpse/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/planet/2000/02/07/corpse/index.html?source=rss A river cleanup yields more than garbage. By Jon Bowermaster Tue, 25 Apr 2006 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/09/25/croatia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/09/25/croatia/index.html?source=rss Zeljko Kelemen is determined to create a river-rafting industry in Croatia -- for the good of his country and his countrymen. By Ken Stern Tue, 25 Apr 2006 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/06/08/mondo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/06/08/mondo/index.html?source=rss A Wanderlust reader describes the temptations and tribulations of a boat journey to Thailand on the Mekong River in Laos. By Steve Van Beek Tue, 25 Apr 2006 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/01/20/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/01/20/feature/index.html?source=rss Steve Van Beek on rafting a wild whitewater river in China -- where no human has ever been before. By Jeffrey Tayler Tue, 25 Apr 2006 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1997/10/30/congo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1997/10/30/congo/index.html?source=rss He wanted to be the first Westerner in 100 years to descend the length of the Congo. But he didn't count on the storms and the mosquitoes -- and the cannibals.