Guide School Day 2, and the hopefuls spent a lot of time practicing safe whitewater swim techniques during their multiple trips over Bull Sluice Rapid on Section III of the Chattooga River. Veteran raft guides … Read More
Mini Series: Guide School 2013 — Day 1
Guide School 2013 has officially begun! Not sure what that is? Anyone who wants to be a raft guide for Wildwater gets to go through Guide School first. It’s a 5-day crash course on raft … Read More
Happy Mother’s Day from Wildwater!
Happy Mother’s Day! For the special day, we thought we’d highlight a wonderful raft guide from Wildwater Chattooga-land. Her husband, Steve, was kind enough to send us a bio. Larissa is a great wife, … Read More
Big Water = Big Fun!
Lots of rain means lots of water in our rivers! Check out these photos from the past week. The water’s still flowing in all our rivers. Come raft on high water before it’s too late! … Read More
The “Veggie” Bus
A singular event took place today, the 16th of April. The transport division of Wildwater Chattooga launched the maiden voyage of it’s bus ‘Brick’ which has recently undergone the equivalent of bypass surgery. The operation … Read More
Spring has arrived!
Spring has finally arrived in the Southeast! Here’s a short list of some local wildflowers to look out for. In Long Creek, SC (home of Wildwater Chattooga) The “thrift” flower, AKA creeping phlox (see photo … Read More
Can “old people” raft?
Yes! My first raft trip was on the Chattooga River, Section IV at the age of 58. The scenery was spectacular and my fear of water was subsided by the excitement of getting through the … Read More
Spring cleaning…what to do with old gear?
Warm weather means it’s about time for some serious spring cleaning. Don’t know what to do with your old boating gear? We’ve got the solution! Wildwater Chattooga’s having a gear swap! SELL gear – BUY … Read More