You, Me and the CCC
You, Me and the CCC a Carolina Paddler article By William Holman What is the Carolina Canoe Club to you? Who do you think of when you think Carolina Canoe Club? For me it is Howdy Dapper, who first introduced …
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Rafting Up for America
Rafting Up for America a Carolina Paddler Article By Alton Chewning -Julie Thorner received an unexpected call from a friend and business associate, Jack Wise. Jack is the CEO of Wildwater Outfitters, one of the Southeast’s pioneer rafting companies. Jack …
Paddling With Loons
Paddling With Loons A week on the Northern Forest Canoe Trail An article from the Carolina Paddler “Different Waters” series. Written by Alton Chewning. Photos by Deb Hinzman and Alton Chewning -The loon is the spirit-bird of the North. …
New Wayfinding Signs for River Users
New Wayfinding Signs for River Users a Carolina Paddler reprint of an article by Gretchen Smith NCDOT has begun installing road signs on bridges over the Haw River as part of the Haw River Safety Collaborative. The road signs will …
Glimpses from a Ten-Day Week
Glimpses From a Ten-Day Week A Carolina Paddler photo essay by Dennis Huntley and Alton Chewning It’s a time for picking up the Lost, the Found… and the Discarded. Time to say goodbye until next year. We had a good …
Tin Canning and Other Subterranean Adventure Ideas
Tin Canning and Other Subterranean Adventures A Brief List of Runnable Tunnels in Eastern USA a Carolina Paddler Article By Zach Schiada -Much like dams, tunnels or culverts in a stream can negatively affect its health. Streams require natural movements …
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The Early CCC: Making History!
The Early CCC: Making History! a Carolina Paddler article by Tony Comer and Alton Chewning -It was January, 1969. Tony Comer and his wife, Pat, had just moved to Greensboro, NC. They occupied an apartment on a Saturday and the …
Our First Cruise Chair, Tony Comer
a Carolina Paddler article By Alton Chewning -A couple of CCC paddlers were on a Western trip. While dining at a restaurant, an older stranger approached them and asked if the car in the parking lot with kayaks on top …
I Built a Packraft!
I Built a Packraft! a Carolina Paddler Article Text and Photography by Zach Schiada -I do a fair bit of exploring on little creeks and rivers. Sometimes this is logistically difficult where there are long stretches that need portaging on …
Ferguson-Brueckner Celebration
Ferguson-Brueckner Celebration a Carolina Paddler Article By Alton Chewning -Bob Brueckner and Paul Ferguson were paddling on the Haw River one fall day a few years back. They came down the Middle, scraping here and there, and pulled onto the …