Blue Ridge Outing Company started in 1988. When we started, we wanted to focus on "soft adventures" for families and older adults. Trips for older adults did not work out, but our family trips worked great. And that's been the focus of our business ever since.
For the first couple of years we operated from our Condo in Asheville, NC. We rafted parts of the Green River, French Broad River, and Tuckaseigee River.
In 1990, we moved to our Outpost on the Tuckaseigee River. Being on the river makes it much easier to operate a rafting business. We continue to operate on the Tuckaseigee River today and expect to continue to operate on it for many years to come.
In March 2007, we purchased the USA Raft Nantahala operation. For 2007, we operated it just as USA Raft had. In 2008, we began applying our family rafting expertise to our trips on the Nantahala River.
It's been 20 years of challenges and triumphs. And, most importantly, it's been 20 years of seeing smiling kids and their parents come off the river after a fun and adventurous rafting trip.