Dale Sanders, alias “Grey Beard Adventurer” has been an avid paddle, competitive spear-fisherman and outdoorsman in the field of aquatics all his adult life. He is retired now from a successful career in Parks and Recreation, which spanned six decades, thirty-seven years of which were with the Department of US Navy. He has a Masters Degree from Pepperdine University Malibu, California and continued his post graduate educational achievements in the field of Morale, Welfare and Recreation until he retired, and became a virtually full time volunteer/ staff member for the Wolf River Conservancy.


Dale's National and International titles include the acclaimed Athlete of the Year Award by the International Underwater Spearfishing Association; a past World Record - Underwater Breath Holding; and numerous USA and North American Continent Team and Individual spearfishing awards. He received the USA National Sports Foundation award for Excellence in Parks and Recreation Administration, an only one of a kind awarded annually. He is an accomplished paddler and has sailed open seas in his personal quest or adventure. Dale is also an Internationally Certified Instructor in the field of Skin and SCUBA Diving. Often referred to as “River Rat” he is the only person known to have canoed the entire Wolf River from its source, Bakers Pond to the Mississippi in one continuous trip. He said one of his most memorable adventures was backpacking around the world with his wife for 35 years, but that “back-fired” because she “burned-out”.


Dale is currently serving as Director of Outreach for the Wolf River Conservancy (WRC). His future plans for this coming year are mostly centered around promoting Wolf River events and refining the Conservancy River Guide programs. A noteworthy recent paddling accomplishment was the blazing of the "New Trail" on the Wolf River, between Bateman Road and the City of Moscow, Tennessee. He is an accomplished photographer and prefers to share his works through the WRC website site and Face Book pages as well as on his Waters Less Traveled venues herein and on his Web Site link at: www.dalesanders.zenfolio.com.