Smoke on the Water
Smoke on the Water A Carolina Paddler article By Alton Chewning It’ s not unusual to be paddling on a local lake and to come across something unusual. Returning from a paddle, as I approached the landing I noticed …
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September 2026 Carolina Paddler Table of Contents
Carolina Paddler Table of Contents Here are the articles posted in September of 2026: Hole Escape Skills by Teresa Gryder Sooner or later you’re going to be stuck in a hole. Why not prepare for it? Texas Whitewater: A Follow-Up on …
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Texas Whitewater, Part 2
Texas Whitewater (Part 2): Paddling Texas Streams Today by Zach Schiada a Carolina Paddler article ∞ This is the second follow-up on Texas Whitewater. These articles were inspired by reading and reporting on the book, Texas Whitewater by Steve Daniel. …
The Old Forest
The Old Forest By Virginia Holman A Carolina Paddler Reprint This article first appeared in November, 2013 edition of Salt magazine. ∞ According to the USGS gauge at Tomahawk, the Black River is running at thirteen feet. Fall is …
Texas Whitewater: A follow-up, Part 1
Texas Whitewater: A Follow-Up on Challenges Texas Paddlers Face (Part 1) By Zach Schiada a Carolina Paddler article ∞ I recently wrote a book report about Texas Whitewater by Steve Daniel. Although the book is detailed on the multiple barriers …
Hole Escape Skills
Hole Escape Skills by Teresa Gryder a Carolina Paddler Reprint This article first appeared on the Lower Columbia Canoe Club website. [Author’s Note: This is Part 2 of a series about holes. Part 1 is about understanding how holes are made, and …
July 2026 Carolina Paddler Table of Contents
Carolina Paddler Table of Contents Here are the articles posted in July of 2026. Tragic Death on the Ocoee a Carolina Paddler Revisited article by GratefulEd This article first appeared in the CCC’s The Paddler in the January/February 1998 issue. Different accounts …
June 2026 Carolina Paddler Table of Contents
Carolina Paddler Table of Contents Here are the articles posted in June of 2026. The Hookman A short story by Timothy Hillmer A dramatic short story of a young man learning the ways of the Kern River and the difficult …
May 2026 Carolina Paddler Table of Contents
Carolina Paddler Table of Contents Here are the articles posted in May of 2026. What’s That Brown Critter Swimming in the Water? by Mitch Lloyd Could it be a beaver? Maybe a muskrat? Something stranger? Disney Comes to the Haw …
April 2026 Carolina Paddler Table of Contents
Carolina Paddler Table of Contents Here are the articles posted in April of 2026. Luck Running Out for Horseshoe Lake by Mitch Lloyd The loss of so many carnivorous plants is a sad product of natural and human causes. …