How to Park Your Kayak
By Teresa Gryder A Carolina Paddler Shared Article ∞ It may seem like a simple thing, unlikely to be of real import. You just park it. But a trip this spring got me thinking that more needs to be said. …
Author: Alton Chewning
A Bridge Too Far
A BRIDGE TOO FAR A paddling trip on the SF Bay A Carolina Paddler Article Photography and Text by Alton Chewning This article was written in 2010. It was my first paddling-related story. ∞ Our family usually waits until mid-June …
July 2025 Carolina Paddler Table of Contents
Carolina Paddler Table of Contents Here are the articles posted in July of 2025. Exploring Central North Carolina by Zach Schiada Part One: Discovering Whitewater Nuggets in the Piedmont Zach explains his methods of safely exploring little known creeks and streams. …
Part Two of Exploring Central North Carolina
Exploring Central North Carolina, Part Two a Carolina Paddler Article by Zach Schiada ∞ In part one I described how I search for creeks to explore. In this second part, I discuss other hazards I’ve come across and give tips …
Chantal on the Haw
Chantal on the Haw A Carolina Paddler article Photography and Text by Alton Chewning ∞ Joe Berry and I paddled the upper Haw yesterday, a section from Saxapahaw to Union Bridge, about four miles. It wasn’t exactly a pleasure cruise, …
Exploring Central North Carolina
Alton Chewning on Mendenhall Falls (Richland Creek, March 2023). Photo by Zach Schiada
Exploring Central North Carolina Part One: Discovering Whitewater Nuggets in the Piedmont a Carolina Paddler Article By Zach Schiada ∞ Exploratory paddling is a niche category in the whitewater world at least for folks in the flatter Piedmont of North …
June 2025 Carolina Paddler Table of Contents
Carolina Paddler Table of Contents Here are the articles posted in June of 2025: Richard Hopley, Oci-One-Kanubi by Alton Chewning A portrait of Richard, the Oci-One. The Best and Worst of the Lower Little River By Jim Butler Small rivers …
An Evening with Ann Rose & Friends
An Evening with Ann Rose and the Producers of “River Warrior” -The Carolina Canoe Club will be hosting Ann Rose on Thursday night, July 3rd, at 7:30 pm for a discussion of her quest to bring awareness to water conservation. …
WOR Little Free Library
The Book Boat is coming to Week of Rivers! Dear Club Members: We are announcing the first-ever Week of Rivers Little Free Library. It will be located at site 16, in a repurposed canoe Alton Chewning has kindly donated for …
New Momentum at the Meadows
New Momentum at the Meadows A Carolina Paddler article By Alton Chewning ∞ Think of where we were a year ago. Smoky Mountain Meadows had long been the campground home for the CCC’s Week of Rivers. The ground zero of …