Spring FB9 Paddle
It was a gorgeous spring day, with a flow of ~1900 cfs, and I must admit that I was a little nervous. Having scheduled a paddling trip on the same day and section as the Battle of the Broad mass-start …
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Sunday Appomattox Run
Anna and I found ourselves in Richmond on 2024/04/14. The James was higher than we fancied running with just the two of us, 10+ feet, so we made our first descent of the Appomattox ( Chesdin Dam to Ettrick ) …
Nantahala Surfing Safari
Participants: Tom Womble (Bryson City), Nate and Karen Taylor (Durham), Trish Hipgrave (Bryson City), Dave McClure (Murphy), Brian and Felicia Friesen (Charlotte), Rich Ruhlen (Johnson City, TN), Mark Holmberg (Andrews). Weather: Sunny, Blue Sky, Breezy, high 60s low 70s. Water …
MMRT 2024
Howdy Everyone. This is a copy of the press release we sent out. Thanks, Jenny Edwards and everyone who helped write this. We did not hit the big time like last year and so far have not been picked up. …
Flat River (Upper)
Gregory Moon and I ran the upper part of the Flat River. Level was just under 5 ft on the gage, which rivers.run considers high flow. Visually, it didn’t seem high or even close to flood level, but the current …
Neuse from Smithfield to Seven Springs
Neuse River Nov 2023 compressed 6 Our trip was 76 miles. Day 1 was 16 miles from Smithfield where we put in to the Howell Woods campground. Day 2 was 32 miles to a campground near Old Waynesborough Park. Day …
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 …
Little River (Pee Dee) and Rocky Creek
I finally got a chance to run a river that I read about in Paddling Eastern North Carolina, by Paul Ferguson and had spent countless hours studying on the satellite map. Paul Yow joined me to run the Little River …
Upper New Hope Creek
Aaron Vaughan and I ran New Hope Creek from Hwy 86 to Erwin Rd. We hiked a bit upstream to go under the I-40 tunnel since I’ve wanted to do this for some time. One almost S-Turn was found right …
South Fork Little River
I ran Little River, but started on the South Fork. I had scoped this area out beforehand to get an idea of what I’d be up against at low water about a year ago. Start was at Guess Rd and …