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Facebook is a great tool for specific things, but keeping track of posts is not its strength. Never fear, you can follow the CCC email list, RSS feed, and/or Twitter feed for updates, or even add the CCC calendar to …
Author: Rick Steeves
CCC Gift Cards
Trying to find that perfect last-minute gift? Have a friend you’d love to see as a member of the CCC? A child that’s left the home that you’d like to help maintain their CCC membership? Well, now’s your chance, and …
Ocoee Drawdown 2022
The last week of September is Ocoee Drawdown, where the Ocoee runs the entire week. During the week of Drawdown the Ocoee has little to no raft traffic (literally a couple of rafts here and there). You can paddle the …
Yough’ing
John MacDonald and I decided to make a week-long trip up to the lower section of the Youghiogheny River, joined by Jim Keihn. We also paddled with other groups for a couple of days. The Youghiogheny River (Yough for short, …
Ocoee Weekend
I’ve had a long Spring, and was looking forward to my first chance on the Ocoee this year. While we started out with eight signed up, we lost three in the last couple of days to other causes. One due …
Ocoee Drawdown 2021
The Middle Ocoee is a Class III/III+ river with 15 rapids packed almost back-to-back for five miles. One of the most heavily-rafted rivers in the world, during Drawdown the dam-controlled Ocoee runs the entire week, with little to no raft-traffic …
Ocoee Coordination
Ocoee Coordination I was looking forward to a New River Gorge trip John McDonald had considered. However, John had injured his shoulder/neck, didn’t want to paddle a remote river, and wasn’t certain how he’d be feeling as the weekend approached. …
New Webmaster
Donnie Fleming joins the CCC Board of Directors as the new webmaster! Donnie has worked with me over the past year on the website migration, and I’m pleased he’s decided to take on the role of webmaster. Please take a …
2019 Spring Novice Trip on the Upper Haw
A weird rain schedule for the spring had me despairing for a good novice run. The Middle Haw and Eno were too low, but the Fear, due to current lake levels, was too high. Digging back through my trips journal, I found notes for running the Upper Haw at levels below where I'd run the Middle (Haw at Haw river of about 4.3). Perfect. I hadn't announced the specifics for the trip to avoid the problem of having to redirect everyone at the last minute (and risk missing someone).
2019 WOR Guide
Welcome to WOR 2019! The following is a guide to some of the events that have been set up this year, including clinics, night life, and a great opportunity to give back to the local community.
And remember: You MUST be a PAID member of the Carolina Canoe Club to participate in WOR. (Join the Carolina Canoe Club!)