Glimpses from a Ten-Day Week
Glimpses From a Ten-Day Week A Carolina Paddler photo essay by Dennis Huntley and Alton Chewning It’s a time for picking up the Lost, the Found… and the Discarded. Time to say goodbye until next year. We had a good …
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Carolina Paddler June 2024 Table of Contents
June 2024 Carolina Paddler Table of Contents “Whitewater Rescues: True Stories of Survival, Bravery, and Quick Thinking” by Charlie Walbridge a Carolina Paddler Book Report by Bill Moore and Jeff Hatcher We take two looks at a new rescue book based on …
Whitewater Rescues
Whitewater Rescues: True Stories of Survival, Bravery, and Quick Thinking by Charlie Walbridge Menasha Ridge Press, 2024, 360 pages A Carolina Paddler Book Report from Two Perspectives: Bill Moore and Jeff Hatcher Jeff Hatcher review: As an American Whitewater member …
Tin Canning and Other Subterranean Adventure Ideas
Tin Canning and Other Subterranean Adventures A Brief List of Runnable Tunnels in Eastern USA a Carolina Paddler Article By Zach Schiada -Much like dams, tunnels or culverts in a stream can negatively affect its health. Streams require natural movements …
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Carolina Paddler May 2024 Table of Contents
May 2024 Carolina Paddler Table of Contents In this issue: “I Built a Packraft” by Zach Schiada Zach is always up for a challenge and his how-to project was another. He has a new boat to show for it. “Our First Cruise …
Carolina Paddler April 2024 Table of Contents
April 2024 Carolina Paddler Table of Contents In this issue: “What’s Hurting Our Johnsons?” by Alton Chewning We look at shoulder injuries suffered by two CCC members, Dave and Steve Johnson. “Montgomery to Paris with Evy” by Alton Chewning Bryson …
The Early CCC: Making History!
The Early CCC: Making History! a Carolina Paddler article by Tony Comer and Alton Chewning -It was January, 1969. Tony Comer and his wife, Pat, had just moved to Greensboro, NC. They occupied an apartment on a Saturday and the …
“The Art of Living Dangerously”
The Art of Living Dangerously By Richard Bangs Globe Pequot, 2023, 372 pages A Carolina Paddler book report by Alton Chewning -Adventure is not purposeful. Adventure is prepared for whatever happens, good or bad. Richard Bangs has taken adventure travel …
Our First Cruise Chair, Tony Comer
a Carolina Paddler article By Alton Chewning -A couple of CCC paddlers were on a Western trip. While dining at a restaurant, an older stranger approached them and asked if the car in the parking lot with kayaks on top …
I Built a Packraft!
I Built a Packraft! a Carolina Paddler Article Text and Photography by Zach Schiada -I do a fair bit of exploring on little creeks and rivers. Sometimes this is logistically difficult where there are long stretches that need portaging on …