A 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 MoreFirst Trip of 2012
We had our first trip of the 2012 whitewater rafting season on January 20. Many thanks to Max and Gabe for joining us and getting us off the couch and on the river, and for allowing us to be a part of Gabe’s eleventh birthday celebration. The weather is mild and we have plenty of warm fleece and wetsuits for your comfort. It’s been a mild winter so far and the water is at a great fun level. The French Broad River is never really a crowded river and it is even less crowded now. The...
Whitewater Continuing Ed
Here’s another classic old blog concerning a canoe trip some Blue Heron Whitewater staff took on Utah’s San Juan River. We really must love whitewater rafting, canoeing, and kayaking. It’s not only our career, it’s what we do on vacation. Seven Blue Heron Whitewater staff and friends just back from an eight day canoe trip on the San Juan river in southern Utah. A great trip with lots of sun, ancient pictographs, star-filled night skies, eagles, deer, big horn sheep, and...
Read MoreBlue Heron Whitewater Takes a Rafting Trip Down the Colorado River
This blog was originally written in October of 2009. We thought we had lost our old blogs but thanks to our friend Cotton we have been able to save and re-post some old favorites. Some of the Blue Heron Whitewater staff have just returned from a 21 day river trip through the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River. It was a fantastic trip combining perfect weather, great friends, spectacular scenery, and exciting whitewater. It is difficult to describe the majesty of the Grand Canyon and photos can...
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