Carolina Paddler brings you Paul’s story, originally printed in the News and Observer in 2004. by Paul Ferguson I paddle my canoe into the bank just above the dam. I have trouble getting the bow beached. I make a couple …
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Our very own William Holman is taking over as the North Carolina ACA Director. Here’s the announcement on the ACA FB page. In order to focus on the ACA Director job, Wil stepped down as our CCC Safety Chair. He has …
“The Not-So-Benign Prerogative” A Carolina Paddler Article By Larry Ausley Considering everything that can go wrong in “extreme sports” in general, and whitewater paddling in particular, I’m sometimes surprised by the relatively low rate of serious accidents and even deaths. …
-January posts for our CCC journal, Carolina Paddler, are available. Here is the January 2023 edition’s Table of Contents, with “Surf Kayaks, Waveskis and Surfskis,” “Packing for Northwest Canada” and more.
In the January issue of Carolina Paddler: Larry’s Tips: “Know IT When You See It” -Larry Ausley discusses the bizarre phenomenon of “paradoxical undressing” during advanced stages of hypothermia. “Surf Kayaks, Waveskis and Surfskis” by Paul Scrutton -Paul outlines the …
A Carolina Paddler Article By Angela Wiseman -It was a beautiful sunny day and I couldn’t wait to get on the river. I shuttled with a group of people and pulled my orange kayak out of the back of a …
Sarah Elizabeth Ruhlen would have been 27 years old today, January 31, 2023. We no longer have Sarah to walk up to us, to offer a joke, or the gift of a small toy, or something to eat… or her …
A Carolina Paddler Book Report “Hell or High Water” By Peter Heller Rodale, 2004, 231 pages Report by Jeffrey Hatcher Peter Heller’s book “Hell or High Water” is a fabulous account of a Scott Lindgren-led team’s 2002 attempt to run …
What to bring with you… A Carolina Paddler Article By Jim and Ruth Mead You have a trip scheduled. What do you need to bring? Do you have all the gear you need, or will you need to rent/buy/borrow? This …
Planning for Northwest Canada A Carolina Paddler Article By Jim and Ruth Mead Deciding Where to Go and Preparing for the Trip After posting a series of videos/photos/descriptions of our July 2022 trip on the Mountain River in the Northwest …
