Having spent very little time in the Diesel in the past few years, and never in the new Diesel 60, the Cheoah was definitely going to test whether I liked the redesign or not--and I loved it! I have always enjoyed the Diesel, but not spent a lot of time in it because...
Women Outdoors
Primping for Costa Rica
I don't think I would ever call being a kayak guide a "glamorous" job. You wear funky sometimes smelly gear; you are wet a whole bunch; sometimes you have to roll up and quickly wipe your nose; and you find yourself walking through ankle-deep in-you-know-what cow...
Barbara Brown: Namesake on the Gauley
The ladies of TeamERA are always looking for new heroes. And we were recently reminded that we had one within the ranks of our International Trip Guests: Barbara Brown. While in Ecuador with us in January of 2005, talk of the Gauley River came up among the group....
Making the Transition by Jess Snyder
Making the Transition by TeamERA Jess Snyder Everyone is searching for something in life. For me, faith has been my holy grail. I have been trying to find faith in something my whole life. My destination was reached when I stumbled my way into Endless River Adventures...
What does kayaking mean to me? by Trish Parker
My paddling definitely went through a number of phases: In the beginning of my paddling: I recognized that kayaking was not a hobby or a sport but a lifestyle I was finished playing one competitive sport and needed something new to do. I rafted the Ocoee and wanted...
Kayaking Giving the Advantage in a Job Interview
Just something that popped back into my head about how kayaking helped me in my job interview - by Sarah Machinist When I interviewed for the position that I just got they (my interview was 3 people interviewing me at once) were taking turns asking me about facing...
Kayaking through Pregnancy: Maria Noakes
Is it Ok to Kayak Through Pregnancy? by Maria Noakes When the blue line shone clearly through the small window of the stick, it was a moment of roller coaster emotions. For the first time in my life I wanted to be pregnant, or did I? Thoughts coursed through my veins,...
How Long Will My Spray Skirt Fit?
by Brandy Baudrand Whoever came up with the term “morning sickness” has obviously never been pregnant. I imagine it was some doctor (male, I’d bet) who was trying to come up with a neat, dainty little name for the full blown puke fest that is early pregnancy. I think...
Turning Tragedy into Triumph
by Sara Cermenaro Sometimes it takes someone else's situation to realize yours is not so bad. There is nothing worse for a kayaker than to find out that shoulder surgery is needed. So I was not feeling my best the past week or so. But then I ran into an amazing...
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...
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...
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...
No Girls’ Category Needed for this Lady!
Ask Maria Noakes which "hat" she has on today and it can be one of many: Mom, wife, company co-founder, respected whitewater paddler, international traveler.... oh, and a girl not scared to compete against the big boys-as she so proved placing 18th overall in the...
Whitney Lonsdale Back to support the ERA Ladies!
News Update! super-kayaker Whitney Lonsdale is taking a breather from running in a million different directions this summer, calling the Nantahala Gorge home for a few months. And sharing time on the river as ERA friend, instructor and guide again this summer. The...
For the Ladies: FLIRT!
What are the ERA Ladies wearing on their days out? Well the FLIRT of course. <span> The FLIRT is SnapDragon’s women’s specific sprayskirt. It has a conically shaped tube with a lower cut tube top. What that means is that it is easier to pull up over our svelte...
TeamERA Girls’ Paddling Goals for 2008
The ladies here at Endless River Adventures are preparing to embark on yet another wonderful season of whitewater; Life is tough! Deciding to list our goals for 2008 is a bit intimidating, but it also provides that extra motivational kick that we (mostly I) sometimes...
Come Play With Us!
Whitewater has always been perceived as a male-dominated sport. But Endless River Adventures breaks that stereotype all over the place! ERA is a team as equally full of women as men; women who are guides, kayakers, fun and full of energy. And as the female contingent...
THE SECRET MUSIC OF THE LADY
By Ken Strickland No Muse-poet grows conscious of the Muse except by experience of a woman in whom the Goddess is to some degree resident; just as no Apollonian poet can perform his proper function unless he lives under a monarchy or a quasi-monarchy. A Muse-poet...
KELLEHER: FROM WHITEWATER KAYAKER TO OLYMPIC SKIER
ERA note: We have known Keely Kelleher since she was seven or eight years old. She and her sister, Brenna, came out from Montana and spent a week kayaking with us. After their week here, they sent a letter to the editor of the local newspaper about how beautiful...
Never Say Never: My First Ocoee Trip
By Heather Huckeba This story began back in 2005. Spring of 2005 is when I attended my first Arkansas Canoe Club School of Whitewater Paddling. I didn’t really know yet if whitewater paddling was something I would stick with or not. I was interested – definitely...