Announcing The 2010 TSRA Board of Directors

 

The results are in...thanks to everyone who voted.  This year we received over 50% more votes than the last several years.  Special thanks to all the nominees who volunteered their time to serve the membership.

Congratulations to the 2010 Board of Directors:

Daniel Boone
Jim Clapper
Sam Davis
Eric Fisher
Trent Ganstine
Rob Karwedsky
Gene Levine
Steve Logan
Jack Lyle
Lisa McCarter
Jim McCool
David Pelren
Mark Quarles
Patty Shultz
Heather Stacey
Scott Strausbaugh
Charlie Wilkerson
Barnett Williams
Fanci Worthington

Check out the bios for the 2010 Board of Directors .



 

 

Come Paddle With Us!

Here Are The Classes Now Forming:

FREE CLASS – Winter Paddling Workshop – Friday November 13th
 
If you missed Winter Paddling Clinic then you have one more chance to learn all you need to know to extend your paddling seasonThis event will cover all the topics from the Winter Paddling Clinic, without the on-water instruction.
 
In the Southeast we are blessed with weather that allows paddlers to enjoy rivers and streams year round. After the TVA, and other power companies, shut down dams in the Fall, Mother Nature provides us with hundreds of paddling options. If you haven't paddled in the Winter and early Spring you are missing out. There are no crowds, no tubes, no duckies, no loud aluminum canoes, and NO RAFTS, just beautiful scenery. Whether you prefer slow moving streams or raging whitewater the FREE Winter Paddling Workshop has something for you. Recreational paddlers are encouraged to attend. 
 
The FREE Winter Paddling Workshop consists entirely of off-water presentations and demonstrations. No need to bring any gear. Some of the topics that will be covered at the workshop:
  • What you should wear to be safe and comfortable
  • How to recognize, prevent, and treat hypothermia
  • Fool proof ways to start a fire
  • How to build a shelter in an emergency
  • What extra gear you should have for emergency situations
  • How to plan cold weather trips
  • How to lead cold weather trips
 
FREE Winter Paddling Workshop will be held on Friday November 13th from 7-9:30 p.m. at Casa Fiesta. The address is 2615 Elm Hill Pike, Nashville, TN.‎ This event is being co-promoted with the Paddle Adventures + meetup group. This is a great chance to meet other area paddlers - come early and stay late. This is a free class, and space is limited so pre-registration is required.
 
 
Click here to sign up
For more information email Trent Ganstine – tganstine@comcast.net

 

 

Halloween
Costume Float

October 31, 2009


Daniel Boone - dboone@lithographics.com or call 615-889-1200. 
 
Get yourself and your boat decked out in your most outrageous Halloween attire and join us for a float on the Cumberland River. We’ll give Halloweenish prizes for categories yet to be determined. Sherry Beard will be assisting in this effort. Meet at the boat ramp in Shelby Park at 9:00 a.m. We’ll take out a relatively short distance downtown near the Titans’ stadium. We can have a picnic lunch at the takeout so bring Halloween goodies to share.
 
Directions: I-24 to the Shelby Street exit. Turn away from downtown. Turn right on 5th Street and left on Davidson Street. Davidson Street runs into Shelby Park. Look for the red canoe at the ramp area.
 
Pre-registration is required due to potential weather and river conditions. Remember, however you are dressed, you must wear a PFD! I won’t have access to email after Thursday, October 29. Contact Daniel Boone to register at dboone@lithographicsinc.com or call 615-889-1200.

 

 
CALLING ALL TRIP LEADERS!!

Want to help TSRA, have some fun, and change people's lives?

LEAD A TSRA TRIP IN 2010!!  (Please)

You don't have to be Eric Jackson to lead a TSRA trip, although if he calls we won't turn him down.  You DO need a moderate amount of skill, a desire to help people, and some common sense (OK, I know this eliminates some of you, but we're willing to overlook that last one.) 

If you have a favorite stream, trail, cave, or bike route that you'd like to show to others, please contact me and we'll put it on the 2010 Calendar!  I promise you won't be sorry.  You'll get a LOT in return!

If you can lead a trip, please contact me as given below.  If possible do this before the end of October.   

We are planning to hold a trip leader seminar in January - details to follow!

Contact:  Jack Lyle :  Email:
JLYLE@HVUD.COM      
                                       Cell Phone: 615-394-8024
                                       Home (nights): 615-376-9179

 

 

 

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The Founding and Early Days of TSRA, a Video History Project

TSRA has an on-going video/audio history project featuring interviews and conversations with some of the founding members. Here is a short Quicktime movie, (2MB) "The Genesis of TSRA with Bob Miller"

 
A group of TSRA paddlers running Wooten's Folly rapid in Clear Creek canyon on the Cumberland Plateau.
©David Pelren
 
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