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A NOC Favorite: Spring Fling!

There’s always something amazing going on in the great outdoors, but springtime at NOC is like nothing else. New guides finish... Read...

NOC Trips

Spring Break 2015: Destination River

With Spring Break just a few weeks away, it’s time to make your warm-weather daydreams a reality. NOC takes “fun” to new... Read...

NOC Guides

NOC Guides Share Off-Season Adventures

Adventure doesn't stop during the off-season for NOC guides. This fall and winter were no exception with NOC guides traveling... Read More...

Competitions

Guest Blogger & Master Guide Brad McMillan on the Adidas Sickline Race

If you asked me a few years or even a few months ago, I would have never thought I would be racing at the Adidas...

Competitions

Guest Blogger & NOC Master Guide Brad McMillan on the 2014 Green River Race

It’s the first Saturday in November in Saluda, NC – my favorite time of year. It’s Green Race Day. For the past 19 years,... Read...

Competitions

Guest Blogger & Master Guide Brad McMillan on the 2014 Lord of the Fork Race

The Lord of the Fork Race is a Southeastern tradition that showcases one of the area’s most stunning and challenging river... Read More...

Events

500 Pumpkins, 30 Kayakers & 1 Beaver-shark. It’s NOCtoberfest!

Fall 2014 has been a season to remember. Colors in the southeast started appearing early and slowly improved each week. The... Read More...

Community

Leaf Season is NOW!

The moment we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived—it’s the beginning of peak leaf season in the mountains—and... Read More...