July 2026 Carolina Paddler Table of Contents

Patton’s Run Photo by Margaret Marr, courtesy of Carolina Outfitters

Carolina Paddler Table of Contents

Here are the articles posted in July of 2026.

Tragic Death on the Ocoee

Carolina Paddler Revisited article by GratefulEd

 This article first appeared in the CCC’s The Paddler in the January/February 1998 issue. Different accounts of the story have appeared in other publications, drawing various conclusions on the unfortunate situation.

Patton’s Run

by Alton Chewning

One of Carolina’s most famous rapids has tightened many a novice paddler’s…. resolve.

A hasty search for a watery grave

by Red Smith

A New York Times reporter takes a comic look at the slalom canoe races at the 1972 Olympics

a Carolina Paddler Reprint

A hasty search for a watery grave

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