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 …
Falls Whitewater Park Update by Elizabeth Gardner a Paddler Archive Article Editor’s note: This is an update on the long-anticipated Neuse River project but maybe not the one you were expecting. This article by the diligent Elizabeth Gardner first appeared …
Polio Creek Written and Illustrated by William Nealy A Carolina Paddler Reprint Editor’s Note: This writing by William Nealy appeared in the book, First Descents, published by Menasha Ridge Press in 1989. Edited by Cameron O’Connor and John Lazenby. William Nealy was one …
Something Dennis Does Well a Carolina Paddler Article by Alton Chewning ∞ The rascal in me wants to start off with this statement, “Dennis Huntley finally found something he’s good at.” Some people might say, “Well he’s a pretty good …
