It’s Harder to Kill Something with a Name a Carolina Paddler Article By Zach Schiada -Over the last few years, I have been paddling many of our local rivers in the Triangle area. We all appreciate the Lower Haw River, …
Sarah Ruhlen Enters Hall of Fame A Carolina Paddler Article By Alton Chewning Sarah Ruhlen is a legend within the Carolina Canoe Club, and for that matter, among Southeastern paddling circles. Her name is known by teenagers, by oldsters, by …
A Black River Weekend a Carolina Paddler Article by Jim Butler Photography by Jim Butler, Rich Nathan, and John Butler -The Black The Black River, approximately 50 miles long, is a tributary of the Cape Fear River in southeastern North …
The Burden of Shoulders a Carolina Paddler Article Text and Photography by Alton Chewning -We count on our shoulders to carry the burden of paddling. They enable us to throw strokes, to brace, to execute a roll. They aren’t the …
Long May They Run! A Carolina Paddler Article By Randy DiCello -We’ve eased into February now and the celebratory buzz around MMRT is dwindling a bit. The Mayo trip was impressive – MMRT 2025 was the 20th anniversary for the …
The Art and Agony of a Stone Mason -On August 18th, 2024, paddling on the Upper Ocoee, Brooks Burleson dislocated his shoulder. Three torn tendons, a separated rotator cuff, the bicep muscle torn from the bone. “I was looking …
Grand Canyon Solitaire A Carolina Paddler Article By Alton Chewning with Ilia Smirnov Photography by Ilia Smirnov A nine day, self-supported solo trip through 225 miles of the Grand Canyon The Grand Canyon is a place of mystery and adventure …
Chatham County Awarded Trail Grant for LOHA A Carolina Paddler repost of a FLOHA article By Gretchen Smith -Anyone paddling down from the Chicken Bridge on the Haw River soon finds the most difficult spot is the take-out at Bynum …
The Removal of Lockville Dam and the Future of the Deep River A Carolina Paddler Article By Zach Schiada “The juice isn’t worth the squeeze.” I’ve heard paddling the Lockville Dam to US-1 section of the Deep River described this …
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A Safety Code in Duotone a Carolina Paddler Article By Alton Chewning –American Whitewater is our country’s premier organization for sharing river safety, conservation, management, and logistical information. AW was founded in 1954 as a non-profit and adopted its …
