My Long Paddle
My Long Paddle Yadkin River State Trail 2026 a Carolina Paddler article Text and Photography by John Sparks ∞ Well, I did it! After months of planning and preparation, I paddled the entire length of the Yadkin River State Trail—more …
Category: Articles
Swimming In Holes
Swimming in Holes By Teresa Gryder a Carolina Paddler reprint [Editor’s Note: This is the third and last part of our series about holes. Part 1 was about hole morphology, and how to tell a bad hole from a fun …
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 …
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 …
Planning a Record-Setting Expedition
Planning a Record-Setting Expedition a Carolina Paddler article by Alton Chewning ∞ What Ilia Smirnov was preparing for is difficult to categorize. A multi-week expedition? Yes. A wilderness adventure? Yes and no. A race? It definitely was about going …
Texas Whitewater
Texas Whitewater by Steve Daniel a Carolina Paddler Book Report by Zach Schiada ∞ (Author’s note:) I’m writing about a guidebook that I recently read by Steve Daniel. In doing so, I cannot help to think of the recent passing …
Understanding Holes
Understanding Holes by Teresa Gryder a Carolina Paddler Reprint This article first appeared on the Lower Columbia Canoe Club website. [Author’s Note: This is Part 1 of a series about holes in which we talk about what makes holes, and …