Family Whitewater Rafting

So what do people who work guiding boats down the French Broad River for Blue Heron Whitewater do on their day off? Why, we go rafting, kayaking, canoeing, or ducking of course. On Saturday the crew of Blue Heron Whitewater took a day off the French Broad River and headed over to the Green River. Just east of Asheville, NC  the Green is home of the famous class V narrows. Not my cup of tea but fortunately just upstream of the narrows stretch of river there is a beautiful and fun stretch that is clear and narrow with a couple of attention getting class III+ rapids. And while the French Broad River is wide, free-flowing and ancient (predating the Smoky Mtns.), the Green is narrow and cool and damn controlled. Both rivers are great for family and group rafting trips. The fantastic variety of rivers available in the Asheville, NC area is one of the great things about rafting in North Carolina.
Our little adventure on the Green was great fun but we are excited to be back here on the French Broad River because after a summer of drought it has started to rain and the French Broad will be a different river tomorrow. Thank you tropical storm Faye.