Best IV+ Whitewater for 2021: the Cheoah River

Located in western North Carolina’s Graham County, the Cheoah River – named for the Cherokee word for “otter” is a unique stretch of whitewater not typical of southeastern whitewater.  The Cheoah is unusually continuous with a steep gradient in its...

R2ing the Cheoah

R2ing is a rafting term for two people paddling a raft down a river (usually a hard river).  ERA’s Kelly and Danny decided to up the ante on the Class IV+ Cheoah River this spring and r2 a raft–with not much backup.  To make thngs more interesting they...

Tallulah River in Spring 2008

Thanks to Mother Nature’s generosity with rain this winter-and of course thanks to Georgia Power, there will be spring 2008 releases on the Tallulah River.  Mark the first two weekends in April as Tallulah, with the first weekend being the perfect...