Easter Egg Hunt 2012
On Easter Sunday we held our annual Easter Egg Hunt here at the Blue Heron Whitewater nest/base/outpost. It’s been a warm early spring with good water levels for some great whitewater rafting on the French Broad River and what better way to celebrate spring and the unfolding of a new rafting season then with a gathering of friends and family. For more information on the whitewater rafting trips we offer on the French Broad River near Asheville, NC check out our website at...
Read MoreA Guides Day Off
What do river guides do on their day off? Why, they go rafting, canoeing and kayaking of course. Sometimes they stay close to home and go down the French Broad River, and sometimes they venture off to see and explore new rivers, or maybe visit an old friend they haven’t seen in a while. Thats what happened last Sunday when a group of old and new friends met at our old friend the Chattoogga River for a day of fun and comradarie. Many of us left from a cold and rainy Asheville, NC that...
Read MoreTraining the Trainers
Many thanks to Ed Daugherty for coming over for the day and helping us with a training session for our new Guide School instructors . We have known and paddled with Ed for over twenty years. He is the creator and coach for the freshman odyssey program at Davidson College and has been an ACA (American Canoe Association) instructor trainer for more then a decade. Although these men and women have many years, even decades of whitewater guiding, training and teaching, it’s always a good idea...
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