Please see the link below to the TU blog posted May 30, 2017 about the trip of a lifetime getting ready to start for 5 members of the TU 5 Rivers college chapter programs. You can also see the posts on the individual 5 Rivers members who are making this journey across the United States.

LINk: http://www.tu.org/blog-posts/a-native-odyssey-a-conservation-road-trip-of-a-lifetime

LINK: HTTP://WWW.TU.ORG/BLOG-POSTS/NATIVE-ODYSSEY-BRETT-WINCHEL

LINK: HTTP://WWW.TU.ORG/BLOG-POSTS/NATIVE-ODYSSEY-MATT-CROCKETT

On behalf of the Great Smoky Mountain Trout Unlimited Chapter #47, we wish to congratulate these TU 5 River members embarking on this great adventure. It has a personal connection for our chapter as we have been a part of the growth and participation in the University of Tennessee’s 5 Rivers chapter “Vols on the Fly". Even more importantly we have been honored to have become friends and fellow TU members with two of this year's 5 Rivers members getting ready for a journey of a lifetime. Brett Winchell and Matt Crockett epitomize exactly what Trout Unlimited hopes to achieve in our future leaders. During their association with the Great Smoky Mountain chapter they have stepped up to the plate for every request we have asked of them. Engaging in volunteer work with children or veterans, designing and producing videos that have been a major part of our media efforts not only for our chapter but also this year's Southeast Regional in Gatlinburg, TN.

We wish safe passage and our blessings to all of the 5 Rivers members going on this wonderful trip and look forward to following their journey.