July
July is one busy month! The Canoe Guru is starting out by driving home from Missoula, Montana after competing in the US Open Canoe Freestyle Rodeo Team Trials. Eli qualified to compete at the World Championship in Plattling, Germany in 2011. On the 6th of July, Eli will return to Landmark Learning to instruct a Wilderness First Responder course. The Canoe Guru has 3 days of canoe instruction in the Southeast and then will head up to Virginia to visit his family. From there The Canoe Guru flies to Alaska to instruct canoeing for 2 weeks before returning to the US Open Canoe Slalom Championship at the ASCII man-made whitewater center in O'Henry, MD at the beginning of August.
August
The Canoe Guru begins the month finishing up canoe instruction in the beautiful state of Alaska. After days with 20 hours of sunlight, it will be an adjustment returning to the "lower 48".
Upon his return, it is time for the American Canoe Associations National Open Canoe Slalom Championship being held from the 6th to 8th of the month at the manmade whitewater course known as ASCI in western Maryland.
After the slalom races, Eli is visiting family in New Jersey and Virginia before returning to the Asheville, NC area. Eli finishes the month of August instructing a Wilderness First Responder course at the takeout of the New River Gorge in West Virginia.
It's not too late to contact The Canoe Guru for canoeing instruction in the Carolinas/Virginias. Please e-mail guru(at)thecanoeguru.com for more info.
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The Canoe Guru is thankful for the rain (but ready for more)!
Eli Helbert, aka The Canoe Guru, is psyched about the precipitation! Is there canoeing in your weekend forecast?
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