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Category: Paddler

Birth of the Shredder

By Alton Chewning Posted on December 21, 2025 Posted in Articles, Carolina Paddler

Birth of the Shredder a Carolina Paddler Article by Alton Chewning ∞ Shredder can mean different things to different people. Most of us picture a paper shredder, the device that turns confidential papers into confetti. Others know Shredder is the …

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November 2025 Carolina Paddler Table of Contents

By Alton Chewning Posted on December 15, 2025 Posted in Carolina Paddler, Tables of Content

Carolina Paddler Table of Contents Here are the articles posted in November of 2025. Exploring the Mississippi River Headwaters by Jim Butler The Mississippi headwaters can be grueling but there’s a more enjoyable approach. Who’s Bringing the First Aid Kit? By …

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A Sparkleberry Day

By Alton Chewning Posted on December 1, 2025 Posted in Articles, Carolina Paddler

A Sparkleberry Day A Carolina Paddler “Other Waters” Article Text and Photography by Steve Doyle ∞ I’d been working six-day weeks and needed some time off. When a friend invited me to come to South Carolina for a visit, I …

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Risk – A Life Saved by the River

By Alton Chewning Posted on November 23, 2025 Posted in Articles, Book Reports, Carolina Paddler

Risk by Susan Norman A Carolina Paddler Book Report By Alton Chewning She Writes Press, 2025.  280 pp. ∞ Susan Norman faced a difficult choice. Her daily life was good. She lived at Lake Tahoe, surrounded by nature’s glory. She …

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Who’s Bringing the First Aid Kit?

By Alton Chewning Posted on November 18, 2025 Posted in Articles, Carolina Paddler

  Who’s Bringing the First Aid Kit? A Carolina Paddler Shared Article By Teresa Gryder ∞ You’ll hear this question when people are preparing for river trips.  Who’s bringing the first aid kit?  The news is…  you are. You are …

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October 2025 Carolina Paddler Table of Contents

By Alton Chewning Posted on November 17, 2025 Posted in Carolina Paddler, Tables of Content

Carolina Paddler Table of Contents Articles posted in Carolina Paddler during October. If you think you don’t need a drysuit… By Teresa Gryder Even in the South, a drysuit can make all the difference in your paddling comfort and your …

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Exploring the Mississippi Headwaters

By Alton Chewning Posted on November 9, 2025 Posted in Articles, Carolina Paddler

Exploring the Mississippi River Headwaters A Carolina Paddler “Different Waters” Article Written by Jim Butler Photography by Jim Butler and Dave Hammond ∞  The Mississippi River is the fourth longest river in the world and the largest on the continent, …

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Big Times on a Low Dan

By Alton Chewning Posted on October 23, 2025 Posted in Articles, Carolina Paddler

Big Times on a Low Dan a Carolina Paddler article by Randy DiCello ∞ Last Saturday, CCC paddlers gathered on the Dan River for the eighth annual Fall Colors paddle. Even with all the activities going on, we still had …

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If you think you don’t need a drysuit…

By Alton Chewning Posted on October 12, 2025 Posted in Articles, Carolina Paddler

If you think you don’t need a drysuit… By Teresa Gryder a Carolina Paddler Shared Article ∞ When I first moved to the Pacific Northwest I already had a drysuit I had purchased for teaching rescue in the frigid Nantahala River …

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September 2024 Carolina Paddler Table of Contents

By Alton Chewning Posted on October 8, 2025 Posted in Carolina Paddler, Tables of Content

Carolina Paddler Table of Contents Here are the articles posted in September of 2025. “Is a River Alive?” by Robert Macfarlane a Book Report by Jeff Hatcher Rivers have a life of their own, and like us, they change.  Towards an Ethical Code …

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