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 runs are Wilson Creek, the Tellico and Whitetop Laurel, all creeks. But I also love to play, whether it's at the Boiling Hole, which sits an hour away on the Mayo, some wave a little further from home or even in the ocean. I think my favorite play spot so far has been the NOC wave on the Nantahala. With two growing 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.
2011 highlights so far, 3 trips over Baby Falls and running the slot on WTL.
Please feel free to send me an email at this address.
