Spring on the Upper French Broad River feels like the mountains waking up in slow motion. The mornings are crisp, the river runs clear and steady, and every bend seems to offer something new—wildflowers along the banks, songbirds moving through the trees, and quiet...
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May 20, 2025 Over Two Tons of Trash Removed During 2025 Upper French Broad River Clean-Up 80 Volunteers Collect 4,580 lbs. of Trash from the First 10 Miles of the French Broad River ROSMAN, NC — On Saturday, May 17th, a passionate community of 80 volunteers came...
With the recent Fall Equinox cooler weather has abruptly come, but that does not mean your paddling season has to come to an end just yet, if at all. With all that has gone on in 2020 many recreationists are looking to avoid hibernation, disconnect, and get back to...
With Head Paddling Guide Danielle Mathews Ennis Head Paddling Guide of Headwaters Outfitters, Danielle Matthews, attended a 2-day American Canoe Association L-1 SUP Instructor Certification Course early this week. The course was originally scheduled in September to be...
Click the Link Below for our presentation on the French Broad Paddle Trail and tips on how to make it a success! Know Before You Go
With winter finally dwindling away and spring pushing in heavy rainfall, many paddlers are anxious to get out on the water! Here at Headwaters Outfitters we want to give a heads-up reminder that high-water brings additional increase of hazards and risks during these...
Dressing for WNC’s Fall Paddling: Hope for the Best, Plan for the Worse As many would say, it is always a practical idea when paddling to “hope for the best, but to plan for the worse”. Paddling naturally holds an inherent risk of the water-sport to possibly get wet,...
Fall is finally here, waking to the crisp misty mornings, following into the shimmer of the afternoon falling foliage of leaves. Vibrant colors consisting of red, orange, yellow, and green fill the Appalachian Mountains; telling a farewell story to those blazing...
