Apart from the papers, the reading assignments, and stuffy classrooms, 22-year-old Jay Mahan escapes the studies of Entrepreneurship to paddle the waters of Western NC. Mahan’s life completely changed a year and a half ago when he first paddled a kayak. Now he has been pushing the limits ever since. A solid Class V boater, […]
For all you water lovers
March 16, 2011 by
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS –– The Raven Fork, a Class V whitewater river located in the Great Smoky Mountains, descends rapidly from its origins near the Appalachian Trail to the valley floor in the Big Cove section of the Qualla Boundary. The steep, narrow descent is a favorite of extreme whitewater kayakers and the centerpiece of an […]
