Please welcome Paul Ferguson, avid paddler and author, to talk at our CKC meeting.
An article in News & Observer describes Paul better than I could, noting " He mapped 3,000 miles of NC rivers, recording every joy and hazard".
He will join us from 6:15pm till 7:15pm at the REI Cary meeting room (REI closes early post-Covid).
Read more at::
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article287975740.html#storylink=cpy
Thanks to Alton Chewning as key to having Paul as our special guest. Alton is a member of CKC and also edits the CCC’s journal, Carolina Paddler. Here is a listing of some of the articles in Carolina Paddler, either about or by Paul that might prove interesting.
Paul’s reflection on searching for ancient cypress, trees both fragile and enduring, and the meaning they reveal.
In “United Carolina Paddling,” Burt assesses what may be the best river paddling guidebooks ever written.
Paul explains how he went about writing his definitive guidebooks: Paddling Eastern North Carolina and Canoe Kayak South Carolina.
A profile of one of the legends of the CCC, Paul Ferguson. Paul’s rich and varied life included stints with NASA, IBM, the CCC leadership, the Green Street Irregulars and other noteworthy groups. As well as giving us the definitive guides to eastern North Carolina and South Carolina rivers.
Paul Ferguson looks back on an unfortunate day at a dam, when one small mistake becomes life threatening.
