Find out what three experts have to say about paddling like a pro, the best spots in the state for beginners to dip their toes in — and how to go with the flow.
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“We just have to make it”: Kayaking the Mountains-to-Sea Trail
Fatigue. Frustration. Fear. Failure. Our thru-hikers grappled with all of those feelings as they tried to paddle their way toward the end.
Beyond the Rush
In our cities, wilderness tends to take its last stand along the rivers. A Durham river guide devotes his days to helping others experience the serenity still found along the Triangle's urban waterways.
North Carolina Rivers
Rivers tell our story, from the earth's early rotations when rains started wearing down our mountains and carving paths to the oceans, to contemporary North Carolina, where rivers nutured native settlements and sprouted towns. And they still beckon us, sending us downstream in a rush or ushering us along tranquil passages.
Whitewater Woodstock
On a single day each year, paddlers crash down the Green River in one of North Carolina’s most spectacular — yet least-visible — competitive events.
Paddling the Black
Regardless of the span of the journey, a trip on the eastern river is always an excursion into majesty.
Back from the Brink: the French Broad River
Slicing through western North Carolina on its way to the Gulf of Mexico, the French Broad River is thriving once again after years of abuse.
