Habitat-ing Down Wilsons Creek

 "It's raining! It's raining!" Working in a kayak outfitter shop, you quickly learn that spring rains inspire more excitement than a Justin Timberlake sighting at the mall. So when the first rains of early March blew through, Western North Carolina was a buzz with...

Industry Sponsors Kick In for Nany Open!

The 3rd Annual Nantahala Open will be held April 28th at the Nantahala Falls.   While Team Wave Sport and Endless River Adventures will be making things happen down at the staging area of the Falls….what makes this event so much fun are the paddlers that...

3rd Annual Nantahala Open

Endless River Adventures and Wave Sport Host Third Annual Nantahala Falls Open   Nantahala River, NC. – March 02, 2007 -   Endless River Adventures and Team Wave Sport, as well as a myriad of industry sponsors are pleased to announce the 3rd annual Nantahala Open, to...

Carnival Festivities and the Llanganatis

During Carnaval week you have to watch out for the guns.  And the silly string.  Water is a big part of the theme of Ecuador’s Carnaval celebrations.  So squirt guns are in the hands of every child and everyone is fair game in the week’s squirt-and-run attacks!  And...

Our Grand Finale Kayak Trip in Ecuador

  During the past few weeks, every bit of warmth may have been diverted from the States and sent to Ecuador.  We thank you!  And so did our last group of paddlers that reluctantly returned home to shovel snow after a memorable week of paddling.   Participating in...

Toys for Tots

Note: Spending all day on the river does not leave so much time for mastering the finer points of technology…so learning how to post photos with our updates is still on the to-do list.  This is one time the story falls short without the photos we have to accompany...

Pacuare of Ecuador

51 That is how many waterfalls were counted as we paddled the Lower Jondachi/Hollin.  And no two were alike (sounds like a snow storm!)  Landscape designers would be envious of the way Mother Nature has decorated the bank of the river with cascading waterfalls...

Snow Capped Volcanoes

Antisana Volcano magically appeared yesterday morning…looming majestically over the Quijos Valley in all its snow-capped glory.  Granted, in order to finally come out of hibernation it first had to take a snow blower and wipe the skies clear of the rain that had...

A Bit of Cultural Immersion for Kayakers

We have always tried to balance out the priority placed on quality paddling sought by our trip members with the opportunity of at least a bit of immersion into the local culture found in the country being visited.  Both here in Ecuador and Costa Rica one of our...