Sarah Ruhlen Enters Hall of Fame A Carolina Paddler Article By Alton Chewning Sarah Ruhlen is a legend within the Carolina Canoe Club, and for that matter, among Southeastern paddling circles. Her name is known by teenagers, by oldsters, by …
A Black River Weekend a Carolina Paddler Article by Jim Butler Photography by Jim Butler, Rich Nathan, and John Butler -The Black The Black River, approximately 50 miles long, is a tributary of the Cape Fear River in southeastern North …
Carolina Paddler February 2025 Table of Contents The Art and Agony of a Stone Mason Part Two, the Art by Alton Chewning You may know of Brooks Burleson’s skill with a C-1 but did you know about his work as …
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The Burden of Shoulders a Carolina Paddler Article Text and Photography by Alton Chewning -We count on our shoulders to carry the burden of paddling. They enable us to throw strokes, to brace, to execute a roll. They aren’t the …
Long May They Run! A Carolina Paddler Article By Randy DiCello -We’ve eased into February now and the celebratory buzz around MMRT is dwindling a bit. The Mayo trip was impressive – MMRT 2025 was the 20th anniversary for the …
January 2025 Carolina Paddler Table of Content The Removal of Lockville Dam and the Future of the Deep River by Zach Schiada Zach Schiada combines Conservation and Exploratory Paddling in this new Carolina Paddler article. New Haw Upstream Access at Bynum Dam by …
The Art and Agony of a Stone Mason -On August 18th, 2024, paddling on the Upper Ocoee, Brooks Burleson dislocated his shoulder. Three torn tendons, a separated rotator cuff, the bicep muscle torn from the bone. “I was looking …
Grand Canyon Solitaire A Carolina Paddler Article By Alton Chewning with Ilia Smirnov Photography by Ilia Smirnov A nine day, self-supported solo trip through 225 miles of the Grand Canyon The Grand Canyon is a place of mystery and adventure …
“Down the River” by Edward Abbey A Carolina Paddler Book Report By Jeff Hatcher Penguin Publishing Group, 1981, 256 pages -Edward Abbey worked as a forest service ranger, his first gig as the only ranger at Arches National Park. Many …
Chatham County Awarded Trail Grant for LOHA A Carolina Paddler repost of a FLOHA article By Gretchen Smith -Anyone paddling down from the Chicken Bridge on the Haw River soon finds the most difficult spot is the take-out at Bynum …
