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Описание: Stories of the Southern Smokies – Chapter 2: River Legs

In Chapter Two of Stories of the Southern Smokies, we follow the current upstream.

River Legs is about answering the call of the mountains — the kind of call that doesn’t just change where you go, but how you move through the world.

We sit down with Joe Woody to talk about what River Legs really mean: the balance, patience, and awareness earned through time spent wading cold mountain waters. For Joe, those river-earned instincts don’t just make him a better angler — they make him a better steward of the land.

That same call led Joe to spark a grassroots conservation movement known as Pack Out More — a simple but powerful idea: leave every place better than you found it, one piece at a time.

In this chapter, we explore Joe’s deep passion for the Blueways of the Western North Carolina Smokies, the responsibility that comes with loving these waters, and how everyday actions can protect the places that give us so much.

🌊 Rivers shape more than landscapes — they shape people.

Learn more about Joe’s work, the Blueways, and the Pack Out More movement at:
👉PackoutMore.com
👉 Watch more of Joe's stories on forgottenstreams.com


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to stay up to date on Joe’s conservation efforts, learn how you can support and participate in the movement, and see how tools like the Leader Feeder help turn time on the river into real stewardship.

📍 Stories of the Southern Smokies highlights the people, places, and passions that define the southern side of the Smoky Mountains — where stewardship, culture, and adventure flow together.

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🎥 Featured in this video: @grahamcountytravel , @Forgotten_Appalachia and produced by @Trailhoundmedia

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