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2. Watauga River - Wikipedia

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   The picturesque Class II+ Bee Cliff Rapids on the Watauga River (also referred to the "Anaconda Rapids" by some North Carolina-based rafting companies) are found downstream between Wilbur Dam and the Siam Bridge, southeast of Elizabethton. [16] Raft guide, Trey Boggs, plunging whitewater rafters downstream through "The Big Hole" in the Bee ...

3. U.S. National Whitewater Center - Wikipedia

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   The Center is located in Charlotte, North Carolina on approximately 1,300 acres (530 ha) of land adjacent to the Catawba River, with more than 50 miles (80 km) of developed trail. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The Main Complex as seen from the Long Channel past the M-Wave.

4. Toccoa/Ocoee River - Wikipedia

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   The Ocoee Whitewater Center was built by the U.S. Forest Service for this purpose, including a large building along U.S. 64, whose eastbound lanes were originally built for traffic which are now converted to be used as a parking and staging area. A 4.5-mile whitewater rafting area farther downstream is fed by water released from Ocoee Dam #2. [12]

5. Ocoee Whitewater Center - Wikipedia

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   The popular rafting industry generates enough revenue to partially compensate the Tennessee Valley Authority for lost electricity, but slalom athletes need a cheaper place to practice. In 2006, the U.S. National Whitewater Center was built in Charlotte, North Carolina, with an Olympic-standard whitewater course watered by three half-megawatt pumps.

6. Nantahala, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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   The Nantahala Gorge provides the state of North Carolina with its first canopy tour. The Nantahala Gorge Canopy Tours opened July, 2009 and is the first zipline/canopy tour facility in the area. The attraction is a three-hour or half a mile (20 acres) experience that simulates flying and is naturally fueled by gravity with a gradual 3 percent ...

7. The 15 Most Charming Small Towns in North Carolina

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   3. BLOWING ROCK, NC. Blowing Rock will literally blow your mind. Pun intended. In all seriousness, this charming little town in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, along the scenic Blue Ridge ...

8. Macon County, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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   Macon County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,014. [1] Its county seat is Franklin. [2] The Nantahala River runs through Macon County, flowing into the Little Tennessee River in Swain County. The Nantahala is one of the most popular whitewater rafting destinations in the ...

9. Whitewater rafters aim to bridge partisan divide on Nantahala ...

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   Ken Powley, an experienced rafter who worries deeply about American alienation, organized the trip as part of R.A.F.T. for America, a movement that brings people who have different perspectives ...