Massanutten Adventures

Canoeing… a little more work than I thought it would be.
Check in was easy. We met at the location across from the Massanutten market at 7:30am. At check in we we payed and then was required to sign 2 waivers. After everyone checked in we were then transported by bus to the river which was about 10 – 15 minutes away. During the ride Stan gave us a little info about all the local things to do and places to go in the area with a little background info on each. The ride alone was like a little mini city tour. Ok so we get to the river but before we’re able to get in, Stan has to give us a mandatory orientation. In my opinion, in addition to this orientation they should also send info by mail or email or some form prior to arrival because it’s a lot of info and we only got about ¼ of what he was saying and it was vital information. Now we’re well on our way and I can officially say I was scared to death. Thankfully I was in a canoe with someone extremely strong and a lot more athletic than me to pick up my slack and has a little bit more brains than I do lol. I guess those 3 – 4 days a week in the gym and 4 years of college paid off for us lol. They told us it would be 6 class 1 rapids but it was more like 8. On the 3^rd one we got stuck on the rocks and my life flashed before my eyes but my hero got out of the canoe and just pulled us out of the rapids. When we approached the rocks that were sticking out of the water all I could think about was the Iceberg that took down the Titanic. 2 ½ hours (7 miles) of rowing is a long time especially if you’re as non athletic as me. However it takes about 1 ½ hour to get to the half way mark so my suggestion would be for this company to have a meet up point somewhere along that point for the people that are exhausted and want to stop. Especially considering the fact that around the half way point is roughly where the water is standing still and you HAVE to row or you’ll just be sitting there. Again on this day it was a little overcast and I’m appreciative of that because I couldn’t imagine taking this trip in the blazing hot sun. I wouldn’t have made it to the end. I can see why some people would say that this river is a joke but for me it was rather strenuous and thrilling in the beginning. Keep in mind I am nonathletic and hate having to over exert myself

The zip lining looked awesome, but while on my stay I did the summer tubing. One of the coolest things I have seen in a long time. I wanted to go tubing in the river, but time got away from me. If your at this resort or thinking of going this place can eat up a lot of your day (in a good way).

What kind of a tubing place doesn’t allow you to bring a cooler float!!! Totally wasn’t expecting that!
This looks like a nice resort in VA. They look like a year round recreation resort with skiing, tubing, kayaking, canoeing and anything else they can cram into their facility.
can’t say I’m a fan, didn’t get to go tubing because it was way too cold. But I give it 2 stars purely on the fact that we couldn’t have a booze cooler! Boo!