“Canoe Freestyle is the art and science of precision, quiet water paddling.” Thus began the required evening lecture on the night before North Carolina’s first canoe freestyle clinic, hosted May 3 in Saxapahaw. Our guest of honor was Marc Ornstein, …
On May 16 Larry Ausley, John McDonald, Christopher Mattocks, Diana Haywood, Alton Chewning, and Colin Harrington (and myself: Jason Jones) set out to link the Middle and Lower Haw sections near Pittsboro. Most paddlers were in whitewater kayaks, and Chris …
It was a great day cleaning up at Robseon Canoe Launch with The Haw River Assembly. We had 3 kayaks and 3 canoes launched with a total of 12 boaters on the water, along with another 7 folks (and a …
6 brave adventurers set out on a Jason Jones posted trip today on the Upper Haw River. The water levels were so ferocious (550 cfs on the Bynum gauge) that our fearless leader left his crew under the direction of …
— Testing Email Forwarders with a Trip Report — We ran the lower haw very early on the morning of 2022/02/15. This time of year it’s light enough to paddle at 0645. We were on the river by 0700 with …
By Bob Brueckner We interrupt this warm September day to bring you an important message: A pair of paddlers found a pair of hiking boots just downstream of Lunchstop Rapid on the Lower Haw. The boots appeared high and dry …
We had 16 boaters this morning on the Middle Haw. The level was 3000 cfs. The day started out a little gray, but the temps were very comfortable. Alan provided a great van for shuttling! We didn’t have any swims. …
Despite the cold temps, the Haw was up, and I was lucky enough to get to paddle for two straight days with some great people. On Tuesday, we had just 3 boaters – Larry Ausley, John McDonald and myself. The …
We had a great group of 33 paddlers take on the Middle Haw consisting of all skill levels from instructors to true novice paddlers. There were also several experienced paddlers with the group taking their first time down this section …
This was posted on CCC Facebook page for discussion and I am now re writing it and adding all the comments and advise taken from that discussion. On November 15th, Myself, Steve Johnson, and Mark and Angela Wiseman paddled …
