Clubs go Deep and Shallow
Deep River, section 7.5, April 25, 2026 ∞ A bunch of us crossover paddlers, ones who belong to both the Carolina Canoe Club and the Carolina Kayak Club, have been talking about a combined trip. A run with a few …
Archives: Trip Reports
Safety Boater Clinic 04/18/2026
The Safety Boater Clinic is intended to train paddlers to function effectively as Safety Boaters within a group, emphasizing positioning, communication, anticipation, and boat-based rescue techniques. In spite of the lack of water in nearby rivers the Clinic was a …
Haw River Longboat Extravaganza
For a while now, I have had the thought that it would be cool to complete the entire length of the Haw River by kayak. Even in low water, the Haw is always navigable, and since longboats need love and …
Etowah River (Tunnel Section) ELF Run
I debated whether or not this report is worth posting since this was not a club trip, nor was it an open trip, but rather a personal trip with family on Spring Break vacation. Ultimately, I figured since I have …
FB9 Mar 21-22 2026
Combine 2 sunny warm mid-March days and a spirited gang of paddlers with good flow on the French Broad River and you have a terrific time! Both days saw a crew with a wide range of skill levels and around …
Middle & Lower Haw 03/18/2026
It was the coldest day of the week but the water level looked adequate so Alton Chewning & I hatched a plan to run Middle & Lower yesterday. The last and only time I’d done these sections was October 2024 …
Rusty, Crusty & Dusty – But Stylin’ (Middle-Lower Haw 2/28/26 trip)
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.)
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 …
French Broad Section 9 Paddle
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 …
New Year’s Day Sax Lake Paddle Trip
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 …