ERA Staff Training/Team Building
We do not take the word �team� lightly here at Endless River Adventures. And part of being a team is the ability to be able to work together. So we took a day out to work with Shane Williams on river rescue scenarios�both on how to prevent...
John Judy: Setting the Proverbial High Water Mark in Kayaking
Maybe once it was the young guns who set the standard for the kind of kayaker some of us wanted to be... but here at ERA we have a new set of heros: our friends that have seen their 70th birthdays come and go and are still out there living it up on the river. Keep it...
Where the C-to-C Roll Came From
The development of the C-to-C Roll as recounted by Ken Kastorff: In the early 1970’s I was participating in winter pool slalom events in Wisconsin. At that time teaching the roll was all one motion and it was hard to break down. One night I learned the C-1 roll so...
Setting the Proverbial High Water Mark in Kayaking: John Judy
When John Judy really caught our attention was the day he happened to be chatting about two of his favorite birthdays: His 70th birthday--which he celebrated paddling the OcoeeRiver and then his 80th birthday—which he celebrated paddling the Nantahala River. Most...
Rekindling The Flame, New Mexico Style!
by our own Trish The sabbatical is over! Being out of a kayak for over a year really does leave the soul and spirit parched and longing for the sound and feel of whitewater. After relocating to New Mexico, I didn’t realize how much I would miss kayaking until I...
2008 Asheville Mountain Sports Festival: Save the Planet: It’s the Only One with Chocolate!
"Save the Planet: It�s the Only One with Chocolate!" -as inscribed on the trashcans at the 2008 Asheville Mountain Sports Festival You know a good festival when even the trashcans are inscribed with great sayings! The 2008 Asheville Mountain Sports Festival was good,...
Act little, but when you do act–do so with much conviction
This past weekend I had the opportunity to instruct some amazing folks in the art of paddling alongside some of my favorite ERA instructor friends. After a fantastic day of paddling on the Ocoee we were headed to our usual apr�s-paddling BBQ food destination when our...
Bunny Johns – 2008 Boater Chick of the Year!
Presenting Bunny Johns, Boater Chick of the Year! During the closing ceremonies of the 2008 Boater Chick Festival, I had the honor of presenting Bunny Johns with the 2008 Boater Chick Award. It could not have gone to a better person!I always tip my helmet to...
Dam Updates from Ecuador
The Ecuadorian Rivers Institute(ERI) is one recipients of our Ecuador whitewater guests' "t-shirt project," with donations from the trip t-shirt going to help support the Napo River Festival and other endeavors. ERI has been working at a feverish pace this year to try...
Women and Kayaking and College and Boys and Other Thoughts
So you want to talk about women and kayaking? How about hearing it from a group of women who are in the midst of their college education at Sweet Briar College- an all-womens college (hence the school colors pink & green); all whom have found their way into the...