Exploring Central North Carolina Part One: Discovering Whitewater Nuggets in the Piedmont a Carolina Paddler Article By Zach Schiada ∞ Exploratory paddling is a niche category in the whitewater world at least for folks in the flatter Piedmont of North …
Carolina Paddler Table of Contents Here are the articles posted in June of 2025: Richard Hopley, Oci-One-Kanubi by Alton Chewning A portrait of Richard, the Oci-One. The Best and Worst of the Lower Little River By Jim Butler Small rivers …
New Momentum at the Meadows A Carolina Paddler article By Alton Chewning ∞ Think of where we were a year ago. Smoky Mountain Meadows had long been the campground home for the CCC’s Week of Rivers. The ground zero of …
Carolina Paddler Table of Contents Here are the articles posted in May of 2025. “A Slice of Heaven in Little Hell” by Burt Kornegay A trip down Brier Creek, Georgia find a little heaven, a Little Hell and other tribulations. …
Cypress Knees – Are they just for tacky table lamps? a Carolina Paddler Article By Mitch Lloyd ∞ Everybody thinks they know what purpose is served by a cypress knee. After all, the internet has taught us that if you …
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The Best and Worst of the Lower Little River a Carolina Paddler article Written by Jim Butler. Photography by Jim Butler and Rich Nathan ∞ There are ten rivers in North Carolina called the Little River, perhaps the most common …
Richard Hopley, Oci-One Kanubi A Carolina Paddler Article by Alton Chewning ∞ It’s rare when a photograph captures the essence of a person. This picture of Richard Hopley, taken by Chris Bell, was posted on social media with a tribute …
Rolling As We Age A Carolina Paddler Article by Dennis Huntley ∞ There are hundreds if not thousands of videos and articles on how to roll a kayak or canoe in whitewater. Especially troubling are those experts who disparage other …
First Big Drop–Skirt On, Fear Off By Corran Addison a Carolina Paddler Article ∞This is the first big waterfall I ever ran. A 10m drop in the Ceres mountains of the Western Cape on the Dwaars River. I had just …
A Slice of Heaven in Little Hell a Carolina Paddler Article by Burt Kornegay ∞ When I returned from a 5-day canoe trip this month on a small swampy river in southern Georgia called Brier Creek, I sent an email …
