There have been all sorts of kids and kayaking events happening this summer. Our ERA KIDS KAYAK BLOG is a great place to check it all out!!
Kids Outdoors
The Young Guns of the Nantahala River
We’d like to introduce you to some of the young guns of the Nantahala Gorge – our up-and-coming super stars Sam Ovett- age 20, Rowan Stuart, age 15, and Max Ovett, age 17. All three are part of Team ERA – and we are proud of what they are doing as boaters and...
Rowan Stuart: ERA Junior Instructor
We would like to introduce you to Rowan Stuart: junior member of the ERA team! In reality, Rowan is a junior junior team member as we already have several juniors on our team. We look to the junior junior position as a way to help encourage a young paddler who fits...
Boy Scout Troop 2 enjoying their hard-earned toys!
Boy Scout Troop 2 with Christ the King Lutheran Church in Evans, GA worked hard in 2009 and 2010 to raise money for three kayaks, three paddles, three helmets, three flotation kits, and three skirts,. We had two yard sales, a car wash, and sold mistletoe at a...
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....
Introducing the Paddle It Forward Kids Program
The solution for keeping growing kids’ passion for kayaking going! The Endless River Adventures team understands that kids have an uncanny knack for growing. And how much that growth can make it hard to upgrade paddling gear with each growth spurt. We believe...
The Nantahala Kids Club to enourage kids into kayaking!
The Nantahala Race Club (NRC)--a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion and development of whitewater canoe and kayak sport, is reaching out to community kids in western North Carolina with the Nantahala Kids Club--a seven week/once a week session to get...
Kudos for Kids: Running Nantahala Falls
Everyone who participated in our kids camps this summer was a winner: great kayaking, super fun kids, ice cream, great rivers, camaraderie….the list goes on (oh yea, and no aliens as instructors this year) Special mention goes to Alyssa Taylor, 2nd year participant of...
Skipping Back-To-School-Shopping for the Ocoee
Erin contemplating how much fun the Ocoee is compared to going back to school We know we are training our future ERA leaders well when they skip back-to-school shopping for paddling on the Ocoee! This year was Erin’s second annual Ocoee trip. And she styled the river....
2010 JUNIOR OLYMPIC ENDS WITH FREESTYLE COMPETITION
by embedded journalists TeamPopp 2010 Junior Olympics On Sunday we ended the 2010 Junior Olympics with the freestyle competition staged on the Nantahala Wave. Some of the slalomists and other kids had headed home early that morning for the long drives or flights home,...
JUNIOR OLYMPIC PADDLERS JOIN THE LOCAL CUP CHALLENGE
Team Popp reporting on Saturday’s Junior Olympic Events/Camp Cup Challenge This Saturday we had a break from Junior Olympic events but we saw great participation in a local slalom race held by the NOC at the gates. Big kids (like the parents!) and the junior olympians...
JUNIOR OLYMPIC CONTENDERS HONING THEIR FREESTYLE MOVES
Half an hour before the water reached the bottom of the Nantahala, there were several kids bobbing around in the shallow eddies teaching and learning flatwater tricks. The Junior Olympics held a freestyle clinic today in which several of the more experienced kids took...
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITORS AT THE JUNIOR OLYMPICS
by Haley and Selena, Team Popp Yours truly, Selena and Haley Popp, interviewed our international guests today here at the Junior Olympics. We have Canadians and Australians joining the rest of us Americans in the races and events this week. Our ears went to the...
Brynn Benson: Junior Olympic Contender
Team Popp Reporting Live from the Nantahala At today’s Junior Olympic sprint races, we came up and close with cadet superstar Brynn Benson and learned that she is one cool boater chick! Her goals include placing very well (hopefully winning) at the JO’s because she...
ERA’s Kids Camp a Blast
The 6th annual Endless River Adventures Kids Camp was such fun!! We started out with sixteen participants for the first two days–with only Harrison holding up the men’s camp end of things for the first two days. Kids Kayak Camp was a blast for all fourteen girls and...
TEAM POPP REPORTING LIVE FROM THE 2010 JUNIOR OLYMPICS
The Popp team will be reporting live all week at the Junior Olympics We have “embedded” journalists who will be reporting live for us all week from the 2010 junior olympics being held on the Nantahala River! Haley, Selena and Bryson will be sharing live reports about...
CHAMPIONSHIP SLALOM RACE THE EVENT OF THE JUNIOR OLYMPICS!
brought to you by Haley, Team Popp Friday’s Championship Slalom races has proved to be the biggest event yet at the Junior Olympics! The 40+ competitors were cheered on by spectators lined all the way from the bridge at Slow Joe’s to the end of the course above Worser...
Make sure you have layering for the Young Paddlers in Your Crew
Our instruction program is strongly committed to young paddlers; a commitment that extends into our Outfitters Store also. Stop in and see all the awesome gear available for your smaller paddlers. Layering is particularly important as the mornings begin cool, but...
Junior Olympics Dominates the Nantahala
The 2010 Junior Olympics have been the focus of the Nantahala this week. While closing ceremonies and awards will happen Saturday, the memories, friendships, river experiences gained by over forty particpants have been immortalized by Team Popp--our embedded...
First Lady: Importance of Outdoor Recreation
First Lady Michelle Obama’s recently released her report on Childhood Obesity in which active outdoor recreation is identified as playing a key role in solving the nation’s childhood obesity problem. Reported in the Outdoor Industry Association’s monthly newsletter,...