Team Popp Heads for US Open
March 27 – 28 is the 9th annual Nantahala Double header and US Open event on the Nantahala River. The US Open is the biggest race in slalom before the US Team Trials. There will be two days of competition, which will include races for both slalom and wildwater....
ERA Instruction Goes Slalom
ERA INSTRUCTION PROGRAM GOES SLALOM. Not quite true - we love our whitewater boats!! But our 2010 program is setting new focus on bringing the best of slalom to improving down river paddling skills. Instruction guests will have the chance to work on the flat water...
Risk and Kayaking: Little Things Part II
Risk and Kayaking: The Little Things, Part II: Advanced Rescue Gear by Brian Snyder and Juliet Jacobsen Kastorff In the previous article, ‘Sometimes it’s the Little Things,Part I’ we looked at the pieces of gear--rope, knife, whistle, stuff that should be part...
Risk And Kayaking: Three Part Series
RISK AND KAYAKING: Sometimes it's the Little Things by Brian Snyder and Juliet Jacobsen Kastorff This is a three part series detailing out some of the planning that should go into preparing for a day on the river. Kayaking is a sport with inherent risk. All...
ERA Instruction Program Goes Slalom
Not quite true - we love our whitewater boats!! But our 2010 instruction program is bringing a new focus to incorporating the best of slalom into the goal of improving down river paddling skills. Instruction guests will have the chance to work on the flat water...
Risk and Kayaking- Sometimes it’s the Little Things, Part I
Risk and Kayaking: Sometimes It's the Little Things Part I: Mandatory Rescue Gear by Brian Snyder and Juliet Jacobsen Kastorff Over the years we as guides have found that often it is the little things that play the biggest parts in minimizing the risk of future...
Time to Go Home
February 14, 2010 Quito Airport Time to go home. There is so much of Ecuador that I will miss. For starters, I will miss the closeness of everything. I will miss crowded buses and packed markets. I will miss the jungle pressed tight against me, the intimacy of the...
Time to Say Adios to Your Favorite Place
Whether your first trip paddling in a foreign country or a destination you have called home for years, sitting in the airport preparing to return to the "real world" can be a downer. Team ERA's Brian Snyder has spent the past five years guiding/living/boating/sharing...
Mulberry Fork Bringing Together Parallels between Two Disciplines of Kayaking
What was it about watching the participants of the Mulberry Fork Race that helped reinforce TeamERA's commitment to finding parallels between slalom and whitewater? Mainly watching an enthusiastic group of race competitors--in canoes, kayaks, sit-on-tops...veteran...
Mulberry Race Begins Commitment to Slalom
The 30th Annual Mulberry Fork Canoe and Kayak Race is this weekend and Endless River Adventures will be there to give their support. The race is one of the largest in the southeast. Part of its appeal is a reputation as a relaxed event and an excellent opportunity...