A Sparkleberry Day
A Sparkleberry Day A Carolina Paddler “Other Waters” Article Text and Photography by Steve Doyle ∞ I’d been working six-day weeks and needed some time off. When a friend invited me to come to South Carolina for a visit, I …
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Risk – A Life Saved by the River
Risk by Susan Norman A Carolina Paddler Book Report By Alton Chewning She Writes Press, 2025. 280 pp. ∞ Susan Norman faced a difficult choice. Her daily life was good. She lived at Lake Tahoe, surrounded by nature’s glory. She …
Who’s Bringing the First Aid Kit?
Who’s Bringing the First Aid Kit? A Carolina Paddler Shared Article By Teresa Gryder ∞ You’ll hear this question when people are preparing for river trips. Who’s bringing the first aid kit? The news is… you are. You are …
October 2025 Carolina Paddler Table of Contents
Carolina Paddler Table of Contents Articles posted in Carolina Paddler during October. If you think you don’t need a drysuit… By Teresa Gryder Even in the South, a drysuit can make all the difference in your paddling comfort and your …
Exploring the Mississippi Headwaters
Exploring the Mississippi River Headwaters A Carolina Paddler “Different Waters” Article Written by Jim Butler Photography by Jim Butler and Dave Hammond ∞ The Mississippi River is the fourth longest river in the world and the largest on the continent, …
Big Times on a Low Dan
Big Times on a Low Dan a Carolina Paddler article by Randy DiCello ∞ Last Saturday, CCC paddlers gathered on the Dan River for the eighth annual Fall Colors paddle. Even with all the activities going on, we still had …
If you think you don’t need a drysuit…
If you think you don’t need a drysuit… By Teresa Gryder a Carolina Paddler Shared Article ∞ When I first moved to the Pacific Northwest I already had a drysuit I had purchased for teaching rescue in the frigid Nantahala River …
September 2024 Carolina Paddler Table of Contents
Carolina Paddler Table of Contents Here are the articles posted in September of 2025. “Is a River Alive?” by Robert Macfarlane a Book Report by Jeff Hatcher Rivers have a life of their own, and like us, they change. Towards an Ethical Code …
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Three Days on the Roanoke River
Three Days on the Roanoke River March 29-31, 2025 a Carolina Paddler article by Jim Butler. Photography by Jim Butler and Rich Nathan The Roanoke River runs 410 miles through southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. It has been an …
Toward an Ethical Code for Whitewater Leaders
Toward an Ethical Code for Whitewater Leaders By Teresa Gryder A Carolina Paddler Shared Article ∞ We were brainstorming for the revision of the AW Safety Code. It was April 11, 2023. The group involved was a who’s who of people who’ve …