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Archives: Trip Reports

Rusty, Crusty & Dusty – But Stylin’ (Middle-Lower Haw 2/28/26 trip)

By Jason Jones Posted on March 4, 2026 Posted in

Last Saturday we had a motley crew of Shane Brown, Gary Cousino, Brooks Burleson, Jim Clarke, Chris Mattox and some weirdo in a metal canoe with dogs. Water levels were low but this crew was mostly out for the sunshine …

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Lower Deep River (New Moncure access to US1.)

By Zachariah Schiada Posted on February 28, 2026 Posted in

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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French Broad Section 9 Paddle

By Amie Scott Posted on January 12, 2026 Posted in

The morning started off early, with a bunch of chatter about weather.  Is it going to thunderstorm? Should we cancel? Many of us were driving quite a distance and didn’t want to get skunked.  We decided to go for it …

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New Year’s Day Sax Lake Paddle Trip

By Jason Jones Posted on January 6, 2026 Posted in

On New Year’s day 2026 a small handful of club members (myself, Alton Chewning, Roy Siggins, Colin Harrington, and Jim Butler) joined forces with the “Polar Paddle” put on by the Haw River Canoe & Kayak Co. at the backwater …

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Ocoee Drawdown 2025

By Rick Steeves Posted on October 14, 2025 Posted in

I look forward to Drawdown every year. Last year Hurricane Helene did her best to wash Drawdown out. I hoped for a calm week for Drawdown 2025, only to have not one but TWO hurricanes approaching! However, Humberto and Imelda …

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Are you prepared for that river?

By William Holman Posted on September 23, 2025 Posted in

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 …

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Catawba River – Fort Mill to River Park

By Jeff Morgan Posted on June 28, 2025 Posted in

So after posting this with only a week notice, during WOR, it is not surprise that this turned into a 1 boat recon paddle.   Make sure to check the Duke Energy release time (https://lakes.duke-energy.com).  At 9:15am the horn sounded, …

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Families Paddle Too – Lucky 13

By losflemings Posted on June 4, 2025 Posted in

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 …

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Exploring Rocky Branch to the Deep River

By Zachariah Schiada Posted on May 30, 2025 Posted in

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 …

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Functional Freestyle Canoe Clinic

By Jason Jones Posted on May 30, 2025 Posted in

“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, …

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