A hasty search for a watery grave
A hasty search for a watery grave by Red Smith a Carolina Paddler reprint ∞ This article first appeared in the New York Times. John Burton started paddling at Camp Mondamin, a boys camp in Tuxedo, NC. He and other …
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Patton’s Run
Patton’s Run by Alton Chewning a Carolina Paddler article ∞ Like many young men from North Carolina, Charlie Patton was called to serve in World War II. After the war, Patton came home to Brevard and found work as a …
Revisiting a death on the Ocoee in 1997
Tragic Death on the Ocoee a Carolina Paddler Revisit “Tragic Death on the Ocoee” is an article written by “GratefulEd”, a frequent poster to rec.boat.paddle [An apparently defunct site]. This article first appeared in the CCC’s newsletter, The Paddler in …
Canoe Camping in the Okefenokee Swamp
Canoe Camping in the Okefenokee Swamp By Robert Martin a Carolina Paddler article ∞ In December of 2018 Gary Gurkin, a wilderness canoeist who has paddled all over North America and is one hell of a whitewater openboater, called me …
The Hookman
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
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 …
Dash for the Delta
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
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?
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
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, …