For outdoor enthusiasts, western North Carolina offers some of the most spectacular adventures. River and Earth Adventures organizes whitewater rafting, canoeing, caving, hiking, kayaking, and climbing trips as well as guided day trips and they also have a paddling school with ACA-certified instructors.

If you are interested in conservation, all adventures can be combined with added eco-education from guides who are North Carolina State environmental educators. They will help you understand the magnificent world you are paddling through as well as the plants and animals that live in it. River and Earth Adventures provide organic lunches, top-of-the-line equipment, free photos, and a lifetime of memories. For the more adventurous and athletic, they offer whitewater kayaking on Watauga Gorge, but only for those over 18.

1655 NC-105, Boone, NC 28607, Phone: 866-411-7238

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