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GOPC Kayak Fishing with Fisherman's Post

GOPC Kayak Fishing Team Member, Will Huffine, was featured in a Fisherman’s Post Article with Hobie Kayaks. Read the full story HERE. Riding the tide, swimmers paddled and kicked their...

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Catch of the weekend

Scott Wood sent in this pic of his son, Alex, with a nice bass! “10 lb. test, crappy drag on a spin caster, canoe spinning in circles. It was one...

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Hiking North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Heritage

by Danny Bernstein – hikertohiker.com As I cross Basin Creek yet one more time on my way to Caudill Cabin, I carefully place my left foot and then my right...

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Landsford Canal Trip Report - Part II

Having kayaked Landsford Canal State Park, SC earlier this week, I decided to invite some more folks to share the experience with me. Every year, between late May and early...

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Landsford Canal TR

I took the opportunity to kayak at Landsford Canal State Park this afternoon to check out the spider lillies and get in some time on moving water. I’m still new...

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Joe Miller interviews Everest Climber

Great interview went up today on Joe’s Blog: mysocalledlayoff.blogspot.com Last year, mountaineer Ciprian “Chip” Popoviciu of Raleigh took Martin Middle School to the top of the world. Wedensday, you can...

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Uwharrie Backpacking

The first hint of warm spring weather always sets a backpacker’s wandering foot to itching, so with that in mind, we planned a quick overnight on a twelve mile loop...

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From Ocracoke to Portsmouth: A Voyage by Kayak

By Evan Thomas Moore (Winston-Salem Staff) In Medias Res Sunrise neon glazes the horizon of the Pamlico Sound in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The water is eerily calm...

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Stone Mountain: A Day on the Defiant Dome

Stone Mountain might be the most accurately named peak of them all: it is a white stone the size of a mountain. And it makes for a great day hike....

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Andros Fishing Video

Will and Jon go bonefishing in the Bahamas with Bonefish Bradley. Read the Report here.

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Andros Fishing Report

From 3/12/2009 The fishing week has come to a close for Will and I. We had a blast! The weather worked out for us most of the time. The first...

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Freestyle Canoe in Winter

by Ward Swann, Winston-Salem Staff Many people don’t see it. Perhaps many people just assume that it is so clear that it bears no remark. But, water behaves differently in...

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Piedmont Vistas Part II : Day Hiking in the Sauratown Mountains

by Evan Thomas Moore, Winston-Salem Staff Now that you’ve tackled Jomeokee, the Great Pilot, and seen the white cliffs standing silently over the Piedmont Plateau and the raptors soaring around...

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Piedmont Vistas: Hiking in the Sauratown Mountains

by Evan Thomas Moore, Winston-Salem Staff You’ve been itching to get outside all week; the weather has been unbelievable, and your hiking boots in the corner of your closet are...

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Climbing at Stone Mountain State Park

by Rudy Hayden, Charlotte Manager

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Colton Mac, Grandes Jorasses

Mountain Hardwear athlete Kenton Cool tackles the Colton-MacIntyre route on the north face of the Grandes Jorasses Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFYyGa73pzs&nohtml5=False

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Mt. Baker Cold Play Tale

Due to work constraints, I was unable to join my wife and children on an extended trip to visit grandparents in Tennessee. MLK day was a paid holiday, so I...

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Carrboro River Rats Winter Trip

The “River Rats” from Carrboro, NC and around gathered for our 22nd annual winter trip. We go and camp in early January to a swamp in eastern NC and explore...

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