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Articles and features on instruction, how to, and guides to sports and outdoor activities in the Blue Ridge and Southeast.

Chattooga River

by Andrew Jenner October 1, 2004

A kayaker rides "the bull"—the class-IV rapid Bull Sluice—on the Chattooga River. The 57-mile, free-flowing Chattooga River plunges south from the Nantahala Mountains.

Outdoor Disneyland; New Charlotte Whitewater Park Offers More Than World-Class Paddling

by Graham Averill October 1, 2004

If getting a new boat is like getting a new toy, then getting a world-class whitewater park is like your dad building a replica of Disney World in your backyard. Paddlers across the Southeast are excited about Charlotte’s U.S. National Whitewater Center (USNWC), which is scheduled to open in June.

Daniel DeLaVergne: 1977-2006; Remembering a Paddling Pioneer

by Beau Beasley October 1, 2004

On March 8 the whitewater paddling community mourned the loss of Asheville’s Daniel DeLaVergne, one of the world’s most adventurous boaters and one of the industry’s most innovative multi-media creators.

Here’s Johnnie: Q&A with World-Class Expedition Kayaker Johnnie Kern

by BRO Staff October 1, 2004

Although he’s been portrayed as bigger than life, Johnnie Kern exudes a quiet confidence in his laid-back style and good nature. Unless you asked him, you’d never know he’s run some of the most dangerous rivers on planet Earth, and experienced life in a way that most of us are afraid of, let alone aspire to.

Here’s Johnnie: Q&A with World-Class Expedition Kayaker Johnnie Kern

by BRO Admin October 1, 2004

Although he’s been portrayed as bigger than life, Johnnie Kern exudes a quiet confidence in his laid-back style and good nature. Unless you asked him, you’d never know he’s run some of the most dangerous rivers on planet Earth, and experienced life in a way that most of us are afraid of, let alone aspire to.

Here’s Johnnie: Q&A with World-Class Expedition Kayaker Johnnie Kern

by BRO Admin October 1, 2004

Although he’s been portrayed as bigger than life, Johnnie Kern exudes a quiet confidence in his laid-back style and good nature. Unless you asked him, you’d never know he’s run some of the most dangerous rivers on planet Earth, and experienced life in a way that most of us are afraid of, let alone aspire to.