Whitewater Rafting on Nantahala Falls

Renner Family Pictures

Chuck, Jessica, and Avery whitewater river rafting on the Nantahala River in Bryson City, NC. These pictures were taken at Nantahala Falls (aka "Little Wesser Falls") on two separate rafting expeditions. Nantahala Falls is the final set of rapids on this eight mile rafting trip. Most of the rapids on the Nantahala River are Class II. Nantahala Falls is a Class III set of rapids, and features a 6 foot vertical drop. The first pictures were taken at the end of Chuck and Jessica's trip on Friday, July 18, 2008. The rest of the pictures were taken at the end of Chuck, Jessica, and Avery's trip on Saturday, July 19, 2008.

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crenner > Chuck and Jessica whitewater river rafting over Nantahala Falls (aka "Little Wesser Falls") in a two-person inflatable kayak (aka two-person "duckie"). Jessica celebrates not dying as Chuck is still steering (so that they don't die).

crenner > Chuck, Jessica, and Avery whitewater river rafting over Nantahala Falls in a 2-3 person inflatable raft. Chuck is sliding further down into the raft (to make sure he stays in it), as Jessica and Avery paddle.

crenner > Jessica and Avery paddle over the falls as Chuck moves to rudder the raft again.

crenner > Chuck steers the raft over the falls as Jessica and Avery finish their paddle stroke.

crenner > Jessica starts to celebrate, Avery starts another stroke, and Chuck uses his paddle as a rudder to back-paddle hard (turning the raft to the right).

crenner > Chuck and Jessica celebrate not dying while Avery continues to paddle to make sure he doesn't die...

crenner > The raft folds at the bottom of the falls, and Avery and Jessica start to paddle again to get through the last part of the rapids.

crenner > Whitewater Rafting on Nantahala Falls photo

Chuck and Jessica whitewater river rafting over Nantahala Falls (aka "Little Wesser Falls") in a two-person inflatable kayak (aka two-person "duckie"). Jessica celebrates not dying as Chuck is still steering (so that they don't die).