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 …
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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 …
Nantahala October 15th, 2023
Nantahala Sunday October 15, 2023 Paddlers: Paul Scrutton John Fisher (Fireman Fish) Sunday was an unseasonably cold day with a high of about 55 degrees. I posted the trip on October 4th, and not one person had reached out to …
Seeing Rock City
Seeing Rock City a Trip Report on the Middle Ocoee River by Alton Chewning -I was thinking about a vacation, doing a little tour of eastern Tennessee. As a youth, I recall going with my parents on rare mountain …
Ocoee Drawdown 2023
Well, that’s another Ocoee Drawdown on the books. The Middle Ocoee is a Class III/III+ river with 20+ named rapids packed almost back-to-back for five miles. What’s Ocoee Drawdown (also referred to as “Secret Week”)? The last week of September …
Nantahala Weekend Trip Report
As of the weekend prior to this, there had been little rain in NC and none was predicted for the next week, and I wanted to paddle some Class II-III stuff, so I decided that a trip to the Nantahala …
Beautiful day on French Broad
Beautiful summer day on French Broad section 9 paddlers were Bill Mulvey and Rosie Eisenberg. Water level 1175 but just fine for my first time back on this section in probably over 35 yrs. Water was coffee colored from upstream …