Author: Alton Chewning

Rolling As We Age    A Carolina Paddler Article by Dennis Huntley ∞ There are hundreds if not thousands of videos and articles on how to roll a kayak or canoe in whitewater.  Especially troubling are those experts who disparage other …

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First Big Drop–Skirt On, Fear Off By Corran Addison a Carolina Paddler Article ∞This is the first big waterfall I ever ran. A 10m drop in the Ceres mountains of the Western Cape on the Dwaars River. I had just …

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A Slice of Heaven in Little Hell a Carolina Paddler Article by Burt Kornegay ∞ When I returned from a 5-day canoe trip this month on a small swampy river in southern Georgia called Brier Creek, I sent an email …

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  The Boats of Bob Brueckner  a Carolina Paddler Article By Alton Chewning ∞ Bob Brueckner was a cornerstone of the Carolina Canoe Club. His considerate but determined manner brought many dividends in the civic and legislative arenas of conservation. …

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Mitch’s Redneck Guide to Nature a Carolina Paddler Article by Mitch Lloyd ∞ Nature is much too complex for normal folks to remember, all those common names and scientific names and regional names, all those species that look so much …

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Jacki, Our New WOR Clinics Coordinator a Carolina Paddler Article By Alton Chewning ∞ With the 2025 Week of Rivers only a few short months away, our thoughts turn to what rivers to run, what old friends to see and …

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Sharing the Black a Carolina Paddler Article Text and Photography by Alton Chewning ∞ I’ve known Paul Ferguson now for a couple of years and some change.  We get along and enjoy each other’s company.  When I first met Paul, …

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