I Built a Packraft! a Carolina Paddler Article Text and Photography by Zach Schiada -I do a fair bit of exploring on little creeks and rivers. Sometimes this is logistically difficult where there are long stretches that need portaging on …
Ferguson-Brueckner Celebration a Carolina Paddler Article By Alton Chewning -Bob Brueckner and Paul Ferguson were paddling on the Haw River one fall day a few years back. They came down the Middle, scraping here and there, and pulled onto the …
From Montgomery to Paris with Evy Evy Leibfarth and the 2024 Summer Olympics By Alton Chewning Carolina Paddler brings you a recent article on the Olympic slalom trials in Montgomery. The report by Rolando Arrieta was featured on National Public …
What’s Hurting Our Johnsons? a Carolina Paddler Article Written by Alton Chewning In the last year, two members of our club, Steve Johnson and Dave Johnson, suffered shoulder injuries while paddling. Both are recovering now and back on the water. …
Carolina Paddler March 2024 Table of Contents “Windstorm on the Rio Grande” by Burt Kornegay A remote and desolate canyon, a sudden windstorm, a churning river. What could go wrong? “B-Side Streams: Rocky River” by Zach Schiada Zach’s arduous exploration …
Our Week of Rivers Clinic Coordinator for 2024 is Matt Cox. Matthew Cox is a bright, engaging, people and plant-loving paddler. He’s still in his first year of kayaking but has learned quickly with help and guidance of CCC …
A Tribute to Honor Paul Ferguson and Bob Brueckner Hosts: Jim Butler, Alton Chewning and Bobby Simpson When? Friday, April 26, 2024 5:00 PM ET – 8:00 PM ET …
Wrestling Water Erik Bate, Part One a Carolina Paddler Article by Alton Chewning “The art of living is more like the wrestler’s art than the dancer’s in this regard, that it must stand ready and firm to meet the …
B-Side Streams: Upstream Rocky River a Carolina Paddler Article By Zach Schiada The Rocky River is up there on my favorite rivers to run near the Triangle. For me it’s ideal in the sense that it has bigger drops (for …
Carolina Paddler February 2024 Table of Contents “Searching for Methuselah” by Paul Ferguson Paul’s reflection on searching for ancient cypress, trees both fragile and enduring, and the meaning they reveal. “Altamaha-Altimeter” a Different Waters article by Burt Kornegay In …
