Lessons Learned on New Hope Creek
Lessons Learned on New Hope Creek a Carolina Paddler Article By Zach Schiada -After years of wanting to get on New Hope Creek in Chapel Hill, I finally had the chance to make this rare run on a beautiful, wooded …
Author: Alton Chewning
March issue of Carolina Paddler is available
March posts for our CCC journal, Carolina Paddler, are available. Here is the March 2023 edition’s Table of Contents, with articles on Kayak Rolling, Paul Ferguson, Great Falls of the Catawba and more. Future issues will have more on Great …
Carolina Paddler March 2023 Table of Contents
In the March issue of Carolina Paddler: – “Milo Duffek Leaves Us” Milo Duffek, a hero of the international paddling community, dies at age 94. -Water Words: “Whitewater Philosophy” by Doug Ammons a book report by Jeffrey Hatcher Jeffrey looks at Ammons …
Surf’s Up! Let’s head for the Reach!
a Carolina Paddler Article by Alton Chewning Everything was running high at the Great Falls of the Catawba on Saturday. March 18 was the long-awaited opening day of releases on the new whitewater features and excitement was high. Water was …
Water Words: Paul Ferguson Guidebooks
Carolina Paddler brings you a review of Paul Ferguson’s two outstanding guidebooks: “Paddling Eastern North Carolina” Pocosin Press, 3rd Edition 2018, 654 pages “Canoe Kayak South Carolina” Pocosin Press, 2014, 376 pages United Carolina Canoeing Your comprehensive guide to paddling …
Great Falls of the Catawba
Great Falls Boater Bypass Photo by Greg Nance
Great Falls of Catawba a Carolina Paddler Article by Jim Mead and Alton Chewning -An exciting new paddling destination is opening very soon, the Great Falls of the Catawba project. A formal grand opening will occur on March 15. Carolina …
“A Traveler of Rivers”
A Traveler of Rivers a Carolina Paddler Profile by Alton Chewning A young man with an unfulfilled interest in paddling is glancing through a magazine. The magazine covers outdoor activities in North Carolina, like hunting, fishing, golfing, and boating. …
Larry’s Tips: “Kayak Rolling”
Kayak Rolling: Forget about your head for a minute a Carolina Paddler Article by Larry Ausley This should stir up some controversy. Here are some of my opinions on kayak rolling and more specifically, how you might learn to watch …
Water Words: “Whitewater Philosophy”
a Carolina Paddler Book Report “Whitewater Philosophy” by Doug Ammons Water Nymph Press, 2009, 223 pages a Book Report by Jeffrey Hatcher Doug Ammons grew up in Missoula, Montana surrounded by outdoor activities and nurtured by a family that supported …
February issue of Carolina Paddler is available
February posts for our CCC journal, Carolina Paddler, are available. Here is the February 2023 edition’s Table of Contents, with “Dreaming of Paddling, Stuck in PT,” “What is the ACA?,” “Canoeing Labrador’s Notakwanon River” and more. Future issues will have profiles on Paul …