Welcome to WOR 2018! The following is a guide to some of the events that have been set up this year, including clinics, night life, and a great opportunity to give back to the local community.
And remember: You MUST be a PAID member of the Carolina Canoe Club to participate in WOR. (Join the Carolina Canoe Club!)
In addition to our annual river cleanup, we will be doing a Community Service collection for 2 local organizations. We will be supporting the Blessing Box/Food Bank at Restoration House and the In Home Aid program for Seniors with the Swain County Health Department. See more below.
Please take note of the following activies that will take place after paddling througout the week. Locations for the following will be at Smoky Mountain Meadows unless indicated otherwise:
Saturday, June 30 TBA – Throw Rope Contest
Sunday, July 1 8:00 PM – CCC Business Meeting (all members are invited to attend!)
Monday, July 2 6:00 PM – Ladies Night at NOC
Knowing Your Target Rivers If you’re a new paddler, the morning meeting can be a confusing place to decide on a daily river trip. It helps to familiarize yourself with the rivers of the area ahead of time. Please take …
Scheduling a creeking trip even a few weeks in advance is always going to be a roll of the dice, but I hoped that fortune would favor the bold as I announced my intentions to paddle some natural flow creeks on one of my rare spring weekends off. Despite the best efforts of rain dances, it became clear to me about ten days out that the forecast wasn't going to work in my favor. The big rains fell in the mountains on the Sunday before the trip, and by the following weekend the creeks had dropped out.
I’ve seen this rapid before.
I’ve stood, trembling slightly, on these rocks and surveyed the length of whitewater before me, in an attempt to figure out how to avoid all those nasty little places where I don’t want to go but would inevitably end up.
Participants: Rick Steeves, Mark Kieran, Garrick & Alyssa Taylor, Kathryn McNeal, John McDonald
Mother Nature spoiled us this weekend, delivering perfect water levels, weather, and even a pretty spectacular nightlight for a pre-WOR trip to the Nolichucky.
Trip participants: John McDonald, Amy Rae Fox, Wendy Krause, Wes Dodson, Kevin Kizer, Stefan Schmidt, Richard Lind, Fast Fred
Special celebrity guest appearance by: Rick Steeves
Participants: John McDonald, Amy Rae Fox, Kevin Kizer, Spencer Muse, Scott Gallinger, Dave Sink, Corinne Sink, Jo and Don Beyer
The Nantahala River was definitely the place to be this past Saturday as a small contingent of CCC paddlers met to enjoy a day on the river and participate in the first round of the 2011 Canoe Club Challenge slalom event.
