Ocoee Weekend
I’ve had a long Spring, and was looking forward to my first chance on the Ocoee this year. While we started out with eight signed up, we lost three in the last couple of days to other causes. One due …
Author: Rick Steeves
Ocoee Drawdown 2021
The Middle Ocoee is a Class III/III+ river with 15 rapids packed almost back-to-back for five miles. One of the most heavily-rafted rivers in the world, during Drawdown the dam-controlled Ocoee runs the entire week, with little to no raft-traffic …
Ocoee Coordination
Ocoee Coordination I was looking forward to a New River Gorge trip John McDonald had considered. However, John had injured his shoulder/neck, didn’t want to paddle a remote river, and wasn’t certain how he’d be feeling as the weekend approached. …
New Webmaster
Donnie Fleming joins the CCC Board of Directors as the new webmaster! Donnie has worked with me over the past year on the website migration, and I’m pleased he’s decided to take on the role of webmaster. Please take a …
2019 Spring Novice Trip on the Upper Haw
A weird rain schedule for the spring had me despairing for a good novice run. The Middle Haw and Eno were too low, but the Fear, due to current lake levels, was too high. Digging back through my trips journal, I found notes for running the Upper Haw at levels below where I'd run the Middle (Haw at Haw river of about 4.3). Perfect. I hadn't announced the specifics for the trip to avoid the problem of having to redirect everyone at the last minute (and risk missing someone).
2019 WOR Guide
Welcome to WOR 2019! 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!)
Ocoee Drawdown 2018
Drawdown Day 0
Showed up at Thunder Rock at 9 pm, later than desired but with my oil changed. Campground about 25% full, but Dead Quiet.
Set up camp at the group site, alone and feeling like I'd rented a full suite at a hotel, my tent alone.
Drawdown Day 1
Jim arrived around 8 this morning. He set up camp before we headed out. A dreary drizzly day, yet with warm weather. Ran into the Texas crew at the crack of noon as we put on for a second run.
Well, that could have gone better
With the Eno dropping rapidly, I posted a trip to Facebook last night. By today I had six people (evolving to seven). Meeting up at West Point, we had one person running late. Late. With the schduled run already tight, what I should have done was abbreviate the trip by cutting off one of the (Pleasant Green/Cole Mill/Guess/Roxboro) sections to turn it into a shorter run.
Chill Day on the Noli
John's flight in Charlotte was delayed, and he didn't get in until late Saturday. Late enough I managed to convince him to not leave at the crack of dawn. We left at 8:30 am for a couple of days on the Noli. We arrived at the Noli Campground to find a Labor Day Celebration with live music in full swing. We asked about a shuttle driver from someone at the entrance, and one was sitting right there – how convenient! We quickly set up camp and were on our way, putting on around 3 pm with plenty of time.
Quick Ocoee Weekend
The true hassle of coordinating a trip is never knowing if anyone will show up. With last-minute heavy rain in the Triangle even more so. I could have just stayed home and paddled! Even posting weeks in advance, a few days out I had one confirmed person. On Thursday I briefly had six. Fortunately, it's the Ocoee.