Altamaha Altimeter a Carolina Paddler Different Waters article by Burt Kornegay -Editor’s note: Different Waters We’re fortunate to live in a part of the world with an abundance of paddling water, whatever you would like. Coastal marshes, islands and sounds. …
Carolina Paddler January 2024 Table of Contents “State Trails in North Carolina” by Gretchen Smith A look at NC’s beloved collection of walking and paddling trails and the criteria for inclusion. “Addison’s Scale for Rivers” by Alton Chewning How difficult …
“Searching for Methuselah” by Paul Ferguson -Editor’s note: Paul published this article some time ago and on this notable day on Paul’s path, Carolina Paddler offers it as a treat, a slice of cake, for the readers. This is one …
Mighty Cold Mayo a Carolina Paddler Article By Alton Chewning with Steve Johnson -On January 20, the CCC held their annual event, the Mighty Mayo River Trip. Last year’s event had forty paddlers. This year only fifteen decided to get …
B-Side Streams: Convenience Creeks Little River (Pee Dee tributary) Rocky Creek (Little>Pee Dee tributary) South Fork Little River (Little>Eno tributary) Bear Creek (Rocky>Cape Fear tributary) a Carolina Paddler Article Text and Photography by Zach Schiada Occasionally, when exploring different …
Through the Looking Glass, Darkly a Carolina Paddler Article By Alton Chewning Some people choose to do things we don’t understand. We may feel what they are attempting is foolish, reckless, a bad example to others. They risk their own …
Addison’s Scale for Rivers A Carolina Paddler Article by Alton Chewning -Corran Addison has been around paddling and other adventure sports for many years. Originally from South Africa, Addison has paddled in many countries and for a while spent time …
State Trails in North Carolina A Carolina Paddler Article By Gretchen Smith -The recent authorization of the Haw River State Trail has generated interest in state trails and what it means to be a state trail. State Trails are part …
Carolina Paddler December 2023 Table of Contents “Big Drops Two” by Alton Chewning The second article of the waterfalls series looks more at the techniques used in running the big drops. Featuring expert Boyd Ruppelt (SEND) and our own wunderkind, …
Taking the Measure of Rivers a Carolina Paddler Article Text and Photography by Alton Chewning –Carolina Paddler has published two previous articles on river gauges and how water height and discharge are measured. “The Gist of the USGS” gave background …
