Author: Admin Rick Steeves

Bob Brueckner, Conservation Chair

I joined the Carolina Canoe Club at Week of Rivers in 1987. After five swims on the Nantahala in one day, trip leader Bob Harvey turned to me and suggested that I might want to try paddling the Tuckasegee because the water was a lot warmer. Despite my inability to remain upright, I continued to paddle.

All participants in Carolina Canoe Club trips do so as common adventurers. The club or its individual members may coordinate paddling trips but no one is considered leader of a trip. All participants take the responsibility for making their own …

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Here are a few tips that may make your first or your fiftieth cruise coordination smooth, safe, and fun.

The following is a compilation from members of the Carolina Canoe Club and others. Thank you for your contributions. They are great! If someone has something to add, send it to me & I’ll add it to the list: firstbackpacker@yahoo.com See you on the water (especially at WOR). Dave Ramsey

The following collection of tips was submitted by our membership for those who are new to Week of Rivers. Many of these tips will help you be better prepared for any camping/paddling trip. Even old-timers should review this list (we …

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(There’s a lot of great information here; first-timers and old-timers alike are encouraged to read) Week of Rivers, the Carolina Canoe Club’s flagship annual whitewater paddling event, started in 1975, and won the ACA 2019 Sanctioned Event of the Year. …

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North Carolina has many rivers which are used by canoeists, some more than others. The degree of whitewater ranges from class IV or higher on some streams in the western part of the state, to coastal blackwater streams in the eastern part. However, the number of rivers which are suitable for a multi-day camping trip is more limited.