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In Greene County we got into the creek at Hugo, near Tick Bite. We floated and paddled downstream about 8 miles to Grifton, home of the NC SHAD Festival next week. As the pictures tell, Mine was the only craft made of wood, and the comments I received on its beauty continued throughout the...

Well it's been a long summer, but 15 birdhouses, 4 homicides, a good dog, and one bookcase later, I finally got to spend an entire day floating and fishing from my piroque. I got to test a couple of different paddles, and caught a few bass in the meantime. The boat glides FOREVER with just a...

I saw this song on another website and immediately thought about the southern paddler.....don't ask me why, I just did. DRUNKEN SAILOR What shall we do with a drunken sailor? What shall we do with a drunken sailor? What shall we do with a drunken sailor? Ear-lye in the...

I debated whether my pictures should go into here or in the camping forum. We didn't actually camp, but our B&B didn't have cable, so my daughter said it was the same. If you have never been to Grandfather mountain. You owe it to yourself to get there once. We drove the Blueridge...

Well, I couldn't stand it any longer, and so I had to put her in the water for a trial run. Of course I needed a top notch crew for a quality shakedown cruise....The boat rides easy and is much more stable than I thought she would be. My paddling technique leaves a bit to be desired, and I can...