The Hookman A short story by Timothy Hillmer A Carolina Paddler Reprint Editor’s Note: This short story by Timothy Hillmer originally appeared in the book, First Descents, published by Menasha Ridge Press in 1989. Edited by Cameron O’Connor and John Lazenby. “The Hookman” is …
Narrows of the Yadkin by Zach Schiada A Spectacular Lake Paddle And Possibly the Best Piedmont Whitewater We Can’t Paddle. ∞ Recently, I took advantage of a rare opportunity (for me) to paddle the Falls Reservoir, which is partly …
Ilia Smirnov’s Pursuit of a Guinness Record a Carolina Paddler article by Alton Chewning What does it mean to dream of doing something big and to be so close to accomplishing it? It means every stroke holds sweet promise. Time …
Disney Comes to the Haw by Robert Martin a Carolina Paddler article ∞ “Imagine living in an inspired location where the beauty of nature and allure of new discoveries beckon.” Sometime in the near future, construction will begin on Asteria, …
What’s That Brown Critter Swimming in the Water? By Mitch Lloyd a Carolina Paddler article ∞ I’ve been seeing a lot of river rodents in the Black River recently. Are they beavers, muskrats or nutria? How can you tell when …
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The Challenge of Dreaming Big by Alton Chewning a Carolina Paddler article Go simple, go solo, go now. -Audrey Sutherland ∞ Have you ever dreamed big? Something you’d really like to do but you realize it’s maybe too ambitious, …
Luck Running Out for Horseshoe Lake by Mitch Lloyd a Carolina Paddler Article ∞ Horseshoe Lake is an old, slowly dying Carolina Bay in Bladen County, part of the Suggs Mill Gamelands. Death for a Carolina Bay lake is a …
Carolina Paddler Table of Contents Here are the articles posted in February of 2026. River Exploration in the Southern Appalachians by Payson Kennedy The wild and wooly days of early Carolina descents, as seen by a founder of the Nantahala Outdoor …
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Carolina Paddler Table of Contents Here are the articles posted in March of 2026. Falls Whitewater Park Update by Elizabeth Gardner This article from the Paddler archives reveals good projects take time and perseverance. Polio Creek by William Nealy A classic …
Daredevil Al Faussett by Whit Deschner A Carolina Paddler Reprint Editor’s Note: This article by Whit Deschner appeared in the book, First Descents, published by Menasha Ridge Press in 1989. Edited by Cameron O’Connor and John Lazenby. Whit Deschner has written several …
