a Carolina Paddler Article by Stan Cole On February 18, 2023, four paddlers joined for a couple of laps on the Lower Haw River (Hwy 64 to Robeson Creek Canoe Access.) The weather was mild and sunny, and the river was …
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The Nealy We Didn’t Know a Carolina Paddler article by Alton Chewning -William Nealy is one of the most cherished figures of whitewater yore. William “Not Bill” Nealy is our teacher, our class clown, our artist, capable of turning kayaking …
The March/April 2023 edition of American Whitewater Journal has the article, “The Duffek Maneuver” which originally appeared in the CCC’s Carolina Paddler. The December 2022 issue has the full article, written by Alton Chewning. AW Journal uses the Carolina Paddler …
Lessons Learned on New Hope Creek a Carolina Paddler Article By Zach Schiada -After years of wanting to get on New Hope Creek in Chapel Hill, I finally had the chance to make this rare run on a beautiful, wooded …
March posts for our CCC journal, Carolina Paddler, are available. Here is the March 2023 edition’s Table of Contents, with articles on Kayak Rolling, Paul Ferguson, Great Falls of the Catawba and more. Future issues will have more on Great …
In the March issue of Carolina Paddler: – “Milo Duffek Leaves Us” Milo Duffek, a hero of the international paddling community, dies at age 94. -Water Words: “Whitewater Philosophy” by Doug Ammons a book report by Jeffrey Hatcher Jeffrey looks at Ammons …
a Carolina Paddler Article by Alton Chewning Everything was running high at the Great Falls of the Catawba on Saturday. March 18 was the long-awaited opening day of releases on the new whitewater features and excitement was high. Water was …
Carolina Paddler brings you a review of Paul Ferguson’s two outstanding guidebooks: “Paddling Eastern North Carolina” Pocosin Press, 3rd Edition 2018, 654 pages “Canoe Kayak South Carolina” Pocosin Press, 2014, 376 pages United Carolina Canoeing Your comprehensive guide to paddling …
Great Falls of Catawba a Carolina Paddler Article by Jim Mead and Alton Chewning -An exciting new paddling destination is opening very soon, the Great Falls of the Catawba project. A formal grand opening will occur on March 15. Carolina …
A Traveler of Rivers a Carolina Paddler Profile by Alton Chewning A young man with an unfulfilled interest in paddling is glancing through a magazine. The magazine covers outdoor activities in North Carolina, like hunting, fishing, golfing, and boating. …
