So You Want to be a Creek Boater
Early spring forecasts of rain are a good indicator that rain-dependent creeks will run! And suddenly you want to be a creek boater. Unfortunately, your timing is off if you wait until the creeks run to "be" a creek boater. There is prep work to be done with boating...
So you want to be a creek boater….
Early spring forecasts of rain are a good indicator that rain-dependent creeks will run! And suddenly you want to be a creek boater. Unfortunately, your timing is off if you wait until the creeks run to "be" a creek boater. There is prep work to be done with boating...
A new generation saying goodbye to rivers
Since 1990, Endless River Adventures has had too many “last time” paddles down rivers - starting with the Bio Bio River in Chile. We empathize with the emotions the newest generation of boaters is feeling as they too witness progress and the loss of natural...
Saying Good-Bye to a River: The Silverback
by Zoe Ross The Silverback section of the Nile River has provided so many people with excitement and thrill. Everyday for the past week that I have been here it has provided me with joy. I feel that I am becoming emotionally attached to this section of the river....
Poignant Images from Ecuador
As we pack up our Ecuador equipment and look towards home, we will definitely miss the paddling! As well will be some of the cultural differences found here, the most prominant being the politeness between both friends and strangers here in the country... And...
Thinking outside your backyard and Traveling Abroad via Kayak
Traveling outside the country provides an opportunity to combine a passion for paddling and a desire to experience different cultures than we have at home-- with great people. Our trips have been a win-win combination for the past 23 years — just ask the group that...
The River Maidens: five fabulous women kayakers
WNC Magazine's article on women boaters in western North Carolina. Here is a look at five fabulous women of the river who’ve made that progression from novice to expert—and in many cases, serve as role models and mentors to new boaters. Anna Levesque, Bunny Johns,...
Cultural Immersion from a Different Perspective
Heading out to paddle/run trips in an international setting means bringing along a checklist that includes such things as learning the access points, watersheds (because if the river you were hoping to do is too high, what else is coming in), the language…and so on;...
Kayakers=Ambassadors. Honking.
It might seems like a dangerous statement to say that kayakers become ambassadors to and from their home country. But it is true. We bring a bit of reality to the locals we paddle by....and bring home reality from the people we have shared time with. With our winter...
Prizes for 2011 Nan Open Already Coming In!!
What makes the annual Nantahala Open such a success is a) it is a fun non-competitive event; b) great people come from all over to support the event; c) Team Wave Sport comes with all sorts of enthusiasm and..... the manufacturers' support of the event is first...