Voice of the Rivers (VOR) is an expedition-based program focused on the interdisciplinary study of a river from its source to its end. Student team members paddle the river and earn six hours of college credit while taking two academic courses and interacting with a variety of leaders and program managers that support the river, media organizations and conservation groups. This summer Brevard College is once again sponsoring the Voice of the Rivers program. From May 15th-June 2nd thirteen Brevard College students and two faculty members will follow the Rappahannock River from the Blue Ridge Mountains near Front Royal, Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay at Deltaville, Virginia. The VOR Team will travel approximately 184 miles by foot, canoe and sea-kayak with primitive camping each night. VOR students—whose majors include Art, Religious Studies, Environmental Science, Exercise Science, Psychology, Business and Organizational Leadership and Wilderness Leadership and Experiential Education—will post daily journal entries, photos and videos of their travels and experiences online using Facebook, blogs and the Brevard College Web site. Expedition faculty leaders are Dr. John Buford and Dr. Resa Chandler.

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Day 14, By Willis

Today on VOR, the day was not as long as the past two days. We had 13 miles from our campsite at Leedstown to our new campsite a Naylor’s Beach. The water was a lot calmer than it was yesterday with some wind towards the end of the day. We did not have an early start; We woke up at our usual time of 7:30 and got on the river at around 9:15. The temperature was hot but the clouds rolled in and stayed around for most of the day. We had calm waters to start and when we got closer to our destination the river opened up and was about 2 miles wide with lots of waves. Since it is Memorial Day weekend, everyone who lives in Virginia was out on the water tubing and having a huge party which caused the river to become rough with some pretty big swells. We made a nice stop on a beach before reaching our campsite and had a nice swim and cooled off before we finished off the day. Once we got to camp it was packed. The campgrounds are hoppin with folks. The boat ramp was quite busy and we rushed to get a trailer to load the kayaks and gear onto the trailer to make sure they went to a safe location. Our pace for the day was great. We did not arrive too late and the day was not exhausting with heat and long mileage. Tomorrow is a mystery, but you will hear about it soon enough!
                                Enjoy, Willis     
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