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 …
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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 …
Tar River (Upper, Hobgood Rd to Hwy 158)
I had a chance to run another one that I spent many hours studying on the satellite. With over 5 ft on the gage (23 miles downstream), I ran the Tar River from Hobgood Rd to Hwy 158. I chose …
Families Paddle Too ’23 – 11th edition
Despite some less than optimal weather for paddling with younger folks, a hardy group of family paddlers showed up for the 11th edition of Families Paddle Too at Smoky Mountain Meadows for the Memorial Day Weekend. We had families from North …
Scrapey Upper Richland Creek
We had a good, scrapey morning adventure on the upper part of Richland Creek. I have done further downstream in the past and had high hopes for the upper part, just southeast of Asheboro, NC. Unfortunately, it did not rain …
Roanoke Rapids Big Wave Day
I had a great time on Sunday at the annual big water release on the Roanoke River at Roanoke Rapids at Weldon. This is a park and play spot that offers opportunity for paddlers of many skill levels. For the …