Wrestling Water
Wrestling Water Erik Bate, Part One a Carolina Paddler Article by Alton Chewning “The art of living is more like the wrestler’s art than the dancer’s in this regard, that it must stand ready and firm to meet the …
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B-Side Streams: Upstream Rocky River
B-Side Streams: Upstream Rocky River a Carolina Paddler Article By Zach Schiada The Rocky River is up there on my favorite rivers to run near the Triangle. For me it’s ideal in the sense that it has bigger drops (for …
Windstorm on the Rio Grande
-Editor’s note: In this installment of Different Waters, we are with the peripatetic paddler, Burt Kornegay, as he explores the Rio Grande. While much of the excitement of this paddle occurs in Boquillas Canyon, the article is a primer for …
Bob Brueckner: The Importance of Community and Giving Back
Bob Brueckner: The Importance of Community and Giving Back Written by Greg Hlavaty Editor’s note: This is a Carolina Paddler reprinting of an article that first appeared in the Haw River Canoe and Kayak Blog. If you met him, you’d …
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Friends of the Lower Haw and the CCC
Friends of the Lower Haw and the CCC a Carolina Paddler Article By Gretchen Smith FLOHA. What the heck is FLOHA? FLOHA is the acronym for Friends of Lower Haw River State Natural Area. It comes from “F” for “Friends” …
Altamaha Altimeter
Altamaha Altimeter a Carolina Paddler Different Waters article by Burt Kornegay -Editor’s note: Different Waters We’re fortunate to live in a part of the world with an abundance of paddling water, whatever you would like. Coastal marshes, islands and sounds. …
“Searching for Methuselah”
“Searching for Methuselah” by Paul Ferguson -Editor’s note: Paul published this article some time ago and on this notable day on Paul’s path, Carolina Paddler offers it as a treat, a slice of cake, for the readers. This is one …
Mighty Cold Mayo
Mighty Cold Mayo a Carolina Paddler Article By Alton Chewning with Steve Johnson -On January 20, the CCC held their annual event, the Mighty Mayo River Trip. Last year’s event had forty paddlers. This year only fifteen decided to get …
B-Side Streams: Convenience Creeks
B-Side Streams: Convenience Creeks Little River (Pee Dee tributary) Rocky Creek (Little>Pee Dee tributary) South Fork Little River (Little>Eno tributary) Bear Creek (Rocky>Cape Fear tributary) a Carolina Paddler Article Text and Photography by Zach Schiada Occasionally, when exploring different …
Through the Looking Glass, Darkly
Through the Looking Glass, Darkly a Carolina Paddler Article By Alton Chewning Some people choose to do things we don’t understand. We may feel what they are attempting is foolish, reckless, a bad example to others. They risk their own …