11/21/2025
Fall trip Top 10 Adventures: #9: A day spent riding alongside and paddling the New River in the Blue Ridge Mountains, east of Asheville. The "New" is actually one of the world's oldest rivers--and in my experience also one of the most beautiful. An adventure because no one else was out there, and we biked and paddled without knowing how far we'd be able to go or where we'd end up. Favorite moments include basking in foliage lit by late afternoon light--and finally turning our kayaks downstream after paddling upstream for several miles.
