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King’s Cup - Disc Golf

>> More Pics On a cool sunny summer morning I sit with a group of people intently listening to Joe Noble. Joe, Tournament Director for the King’s Cup III Disc...

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Rare bird confirmed by GOPC staff

Wilmington shop employee, Robin Wood, who also leads bird walks for Audubon, discovered a Snowy Plover last Wednesday, at the North End of Wrightsville Beach. He was showing folks the...

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Cashie River Trip

by Lin Peterson (Ad/web guy) Despite the recent cold snap, spring fever has me itching for a trip outdoors. I’m joining good friends Billy & Whitney for a trip down...

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From Fly to Fish

by Rudy Hayden – Charlotte Manager Spring is near and I was anxiously waiting for warmer temps and stellar fishing. I was overly confident in saying to others and myself,...

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Team RAF Prepares for the 2007 EC

Alan here from Team “Rise and Fall of Western Civilization” (Team RAF for short) with an update on the teams progress of late. We are in the final stages of...

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African Dreams

Somewhere in all of our minds there is a dream to do something or go somewhere out of this world. Mine has always been Africa. I could see myself in...

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Sailing and Surfing at Cape Lookout

– View of the Lighthouse from Lookout Bight – by Bittu Ali The Cape Lookout National Seashore is one of our favorite NC weekend destinations for a variety of reasons....

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Endurance 50 - Video

Daniel has completed 3 pieces devoted to the E50 race in Greensboro with Dean Karnazes. Chuck, Ryan & Scott hit the trail with the GOPC camera… This first section deals...

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Davidson River

Pictures from Alex’s (Charlotte Shop) recent FF trip to the Davidson River. He was joined by GOPC customer, Brett. Big Brown! 21″ Rainbow >> More on the GOPC Fishing Report...

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US National Whitewater Center - Trip Report

by Bittu Ali & Todd Zarzecki The US National Whitewater Center is a true outdoor recreational mega-complex. In addition to the well-known artificial whitewater course (the largest in the world),...

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An Undisclosed Spot in Western North Carolina

by David Silverthorn (Wilmington Staff) “An undisclosed spot in Western North Carolina.” That’s how I refer to this gorgeous, out of the way trout stream I visited recently. Oh sure,...

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An Undisclosed Spot in Western North Carolina

by David Silverthorn (Wilmington Staff) “An undisclosed spot in Western North Carolina.” That’s how I refer to this gorgeous, out of the way trout stream I visited recently. Oh sure,...

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NH Fall Fishing

This falls trip to New Hampshire Salmon fishing started out as a bust, flood water all over. Brood stocked Atlantic salmon fishing was out of the question. Waters at the...

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Learning the Grace of the Fly

By Alex Webb Reprinted with permission of the News & Observer. RALEIGH — The parking lot at Lake Wheeler was nearly full as Collins Chalmers pulled in Saturday. She was...

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Company Mill Trail: From Carpool to Trail Head in 15 minutes!

It’s a cool fall morning, 58°, and the carpool line is moving well. While dropping my kids at elementary school my thoughts turn to a trail run in Umstead State...

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Barracuda Basics

By Tim Glover, Charlottesville Shop Manager That was a mini albacore, I said to David. I thought he fought too hard to be a spanish, he replied. A moment earlier,...

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