give us recreation, history, travel, multiple economic avenues of income like cotton mills, aluminum smelters, calcium carbide and acetylene plants to light our homes, hydropower for electricity, they’ve even given us entire towns. So let’s start inves- tigating some our awesome rivers here in the Triad.


Dan River The Dan River is 214 miles in length, passes through two states, and travels through the Triad via Stokes and Rocking- ham Co. The Dan River gives us Belews Lake via its tributary, Belews Creek. This is one of my favorite Triad rivers because it has some of everything….exciting and technical rapids (Kibler Valley), fast and fun wave trains (Jessups Mill), gentle rip- ples with gorgeous rock faces, caves and ancient Native American markings called “cupules”, which are the oldest, prehis- toric forms of rock art - www.stokesout- doors.blogspot.com “What are Cupules” - (Hanging Rock/Danbury area), or flat water for a true floating experience for complete calm and relaxation (Eden, Stokesdale areas.) The Dan is clean, has well placed


gauges all long its length to check water levels (www.usgs.gov) and the Dan River Basin Association has a fantastic publica- tion, “The Insider’s Guide to the Dan River”, that is waterproof and gives you the history as you paddle down the river. One truly fascinating fact about the Dan in the Triad area specifically, is that it was a major route for navigation for the Batteau vessels, which began on the Dan in 1792 (The Insider’s Guide to the Dan River). These vessels were propelled by men standing on its deck and using poles to push it along. Also still visible are ancient fishing


weirs, which are fish traps made with rocks by Native Americans to channel the fish to one small opening downstream where they had their woven baskets waiting. Many enjoy bass and trout fishing, as well as birding (it is on the NC Birding Trail) on the Dan. For more information on the Dan River in the Triad area, contact www.dan- river.org. The Dan River Basin Association is a GREAT place to begin your connection to an amazing river. They hold free and open to the public 1st Saturday paddling trips (beginner friendly) each month in warmer months. The local outfitter is The Dan River Company, they also have craft beer riverside with a music venue during


summer months. Visit www.danrivercompany.com


Haw River The Haw River begins near Oak Ridge/


Kernersville, flows through Summerfield (through the new Haw River State Park in Browns Summit), continues on through Burlington and on to empty into Jordan Lake. The Haw also has calm, flat water to enjoy (Browns Summit area to Saxapahaw) and the exciting rapids that are not begin- ner friendly (near Bynum) that require skill and someone who knows the lines to show them the way down. The Haw gives Greensboro our beautiful watershed lakes including Lake Brandt, Lake Higgins and Lake Townsend, and the private/restricted to the public Lake Jeanette, via Reedy Fork. These lakes are our drinking water but also pristine places to paddle, hike and bike. One of my favorite things about the


Haw (besides that it is the closest river to my home in Summerfield, literally in my back yard), is the quaint town of Saxapa- haw. Saxapahaw is a shining example of what we can do with abandoned mills if we choose to. When you drive into Saxapahaw, try to enter from the HWY 87 (west) side for the most dramatic effect driving in...and it is dramatic. This rivermill


village has everything from arts, music venues (with very talented musicians from all over the U.S. in the summer), a river- walk, general store with organic and grass fed options, a brewery, yurts to rent and so much more. Just a short drive past Bur- lington, it is a must-see place to visit for any Triad resident. You can paddle Saxap- ahaw lake (the Haw dammed) or float the Haw on guided trips by the local outfitter. Visit www.saxapahawnc.com, www. hawriver.org, www.hawrivercanoe.com


Yadkin River The “Mighty Yadkin” as some call it, begins on the Blue Ridge Parkway and is the lon- gest river in NC at 215 miles (the river with the most miles within NC). It actually has two names; before the town of Badin it is called the Yadkin, after Badin, it is called the Pee Dee River. It continues out of NC into SC on to the Atlantic Ocean. The Yadkin River Valley is known for being “wine country” and has numerous won- derful wineries. One of my favorite places on the Yad-


kin is where it is dammed to form Kerr Scott Reservoir (not to be confused with Kerr Lake in Henderson, NC, sometimes called Buggs Island if you are across the state line in Virginia, which the Dan River


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