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25340
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Paul Ferguson gives safety tips for paddling trips such as staying together in groups, how to plug leaks, and how to deal with changing weather.
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Currents (NoCar TD 171.3 P3 P35x), Vol. 28 Issue 3, Fall 2009, p5
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25312
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Paul Ferguson relates his canoeing adventure with a friend and the wildlife they see including a plethora of snakes.
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Currents (NoCar TD 171.3 P3 P35x), Vol. 26 Issue 5, Winter 2008, p4, il
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25336
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Paul Ferguson discusses the difficulties in gaining river access at bridges once they have been replaced and steps the state could take to make them more accessible to those looking to use bridges as access points for paddling.
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Currents (NoCar TD 171.3 P3 P35x), Vol. 28 Issue 2, Summer 2009, p6, il
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25285
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Sam Toler recounts the final leg of his journey down Swift Creek. From the wildlife observed, to the only encounter with other people on the river during the entirety of the journey, Toler creates a visual of what Swift Creek is like.
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Currents (NoCar TD 171.3 P3 P35x), Vol. 24 Issue 1, Winter 2005, p5-6, por
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166
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Nickens suggests loading your gear in a canoe instead of a heavy backpack for hikes.
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4558
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Between 1874 and 1875, Nathaniel Bishop sailed 2,500 miles in nine months, from the St. Lawrence River to the Gulf of Mexico, in a 58-pound paper canoe he called Maria Theresa. As he sailed down the Outer Banks, barely ten years after the end of the Civil War, he chronicled the life of the people there.
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25347
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Paul Ferguson gives his advice for paddling Tranters Creek. He gives various takeout options and recommendations for paddling in certain sections of the river.
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Currents (NoCar TD 171.3 P3 P35x), Vol. 29 Issue 1, Spring 2010, p4, il
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2743
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Between 1874 and 1875, Nathaniel Bishop sailed 2,500 miles in nine months, from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico. Locally, in his fifty-six pound paper canoe, he paddled by the Outer Banks and Onslow Bay, then down the Waccamaw River.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Jan/Feb 1996, p13-15, il Periodical Website
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25332
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Paul Ferguson ponders the question of what his favorite river is and why that’s a hard question ot answer. In addition he gives some recommendations for river trips and gives information on where to rent a boat for river trips.
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Currents (NoCar TD 171.3 P3 P35x), Vol. 28 Issue 1, Spring 2009, p5, map
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25326
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Paul Ferguson explains how to safely, but effectively go paddling in winter. He also gives various options for how to dress for the potential 50 degree water encounter should the boat flip.
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Currents (NoCar TD 171.3 P3 P35x), Vol. 27 Issue 3, Fall 2008, p10, il