Lower Deep River (New Moncure access to US1.)
Fun trip with some new friends, Grace and Don. Grace is from Winston Salem and Don is from nearby me, in Holly Springs. Look for them to take on some trips. They are great company and hold their own in …
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Are you prepared for that river?
Always prepare for the worst and seek out further education so you are not the person who doesn’t know what you don’t know. This weekend put a bunch of truth into that statement and became a huge learning lesson for …
Families Paddle Too – Lucky 13
The 13th edition of Families Paddle Too took place over Memorial Day Weekend at Smoky Mountain Meadows. The biggest news to come out of the event is that Michele Belknp has agreed to coordinate going forward! Despite it being the unofficial …
Exploring Rocky Branch to the Deep River
Rocky Branch is a creek that I’ve had on my mind for a couple of years now mainly due to the gradient, but I’ve only seen it with high enough water one time when I was already planning on running …
Paddling with the Profs: 25 in 25
Thanks to all 22 paddlers who joined us for Paddling with the Profs! We spent March 28 and 29 on the Yadkin River, with a night of camping (28th) at Boone’s Cave Park. The weather was fantastic both days, with …
Turkey Creek/Robeson Creek (Pittsboro, NC)
I had been meaning to get back to Robeson Creek at a decent level and today was the perfect opportunity. All the rivers were high and I knew Michael Merletto was looking to paddle, which was great since it had …
Linville River (Pineola to Crossnore – Not the Gorge)
This is a section of river that I’ve had my sights on for some time now. My sister and brother in law had been looking at mountain houses for a rental property for a while in Watauga county so I’ve …
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Little Buffalo Creek to Deep River (Hurricane Helene)
Trip was approximately 1 mile or so Lake, 1.25 of Creek and 0.25 upstream on Deep River I had foot scouted this run previously using my packraft from the Deep River launch on US-15/501. The creek had looked promising and …
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Tar River and Cattail Creek
Tar River (Shock Overton Rd to Hwy 15), 2.17 miles Aaron Vaughan and I ran this section that we had read about in Paul Ferguson’s Paddling Eastern North Carolina. It was the second most exciting in terms of gradient that …
Undisclosed Haw Tributary
Normally I’d be sharing full details on where we went today for the Paddler as a B-Sides. I’ve got a few more creeks that I’d like to check out before I write one specifically on the Haw drainage. This trip …