My name is Delane Heath and I live in Mount Airy, NC. In my youth, I paddled canoes, but started kayaking in 2004. I'm currently paddling an all Jackson fleet, comprised of an '08 Fun and an '06 Rocker. I'm a member of the Smith River Valley Canoe Club and always look forward to paddling with friends from that group. My local run in Kibler Valley is dam released and sits twenty minutes from my house. My favorite run, Wilson Creek, is located only two hours away inside the edge of the Pisgah National Forest. And I love to play, whether it's at the Boiling Hole, which sits an hour away on the Mayo, or on some wave a little further from home. I think my favorite play spots so far have been the NOC wave on the Nantahala and a couple of ledges at Balcony Falls on the James at 4ft. With two small sons and a busy family life, I don't get to stray from the local rivers often, but have a long list of rivers here in the Southeast that I hope to get to soon.
Please feel free to send me an email at this address.
