Rolling Thunder River Company – The Nantahala River Experience Raft the Nantahala River on rapids with names like the Isle of Dumping, Root Canal and Tumble Dry on this 8-mile excursion ...

Update: At 8 p.m. the U.S. Forest Service said on social media they are still working to contain the Haoe Fire in the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness in the Nantahala National Forest.

The Haoe Fire in Nantahala National Forest has grown to 800 acres and is 0% contained. Several trails and recreation areas are closed due to the fire and resulting smoke. The Haoe Fire in the ...

Evy Leibfarth first got into a boat in the Nantahala River near her hometown of Bryson City, North Carolina. On Saturday, she took on rapids in Paris. Leibfarth felt the rush at an early age.