tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38386782011-07-08T00:23:37.330-07:00MBCKC Paddle Reportsjulienoreply@blogger.comBlogger1581100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-51481727375512297762010-06-21T11:20:00.000-07:002010-06-21T11:20:44.125-07:00Weeks Bay Non-Paddle -
Nancy Ward scheduled a Weeks Bay Paddle from Pelican Point on Sunday, June 20th. No one showed. This report was posted as info on oil in the area (2 months after the Deep Horizon Oil Spill)
No one showed up. Don't know if Father's Day interferred or folks were afraid of possible oil. There was none. As I waited, four paddlers from Mobile Baykeeper returned from their Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883840247833896153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-35378696229656309732010-06-18T08:21:00.000-07:002010-06-18T08:21:22.838-07:00Byrnes Lake Saturday, June 12th, 2010...
Went to Byrnes Lake with my wife Judi and our daughter. It has been a few years but much has changed. The road to the ramp is now paved all the way to the water. There is a new ramp and pier, with a sandy area to launch Kayaks. NO FEE required and plenty of parking to accommodate a very large group. Even though there were no bathrooms, the whole area has Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883840247833896153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-8299713115737209802010-06-18T08:19:00.000-07:002010-06-18T08:19:14.264-07:00Little River, Escambia Co from Hwy 59 to Dixie Landing
Little River is beautiful, if you are adventurous this is a great paddle. Although it required portages around/over at least 3 log jams that I encountered it was well worth it. I do not believe I could have paddled this alone, I had a buddy of mine in his 14.5' Ultimate and I was in a 12' Manta Ray. The trip was 5 miles and took 5 hours to Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883840247833896153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-33067746413326544902010-03-11T14:14:00.000-08:002010-03-11T14:14:19.053-08:00Red Maple Slough
by: Juli Day
Gene Boothe led a paddle on Saturday, March 6th 2010 to Maple Slough.
Tom Montgomery, Steve Deckler, Gene Boothe and I met at the old River Docks launch. Fantastic weather greeted us along with tides being right for a paddle up Conway Creek (with north winds gusting against us) and down into Big Beatte Bayou. I guess we all needed the workout. The colors were Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883840247833896153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-24240720614584594802010-01-20T09:16:00.000-08:002010-01-20T09:23:09.541-08:00Old Fort Bayou, Ocean Springs 01/19/10Juli DayOut of curiosity and the need to explore, Carol Curren and I headed to Ocean Springs in search of the Old Fort Bayou Blueway TrailL. We knew we in for a great day when we had the pleasure of seeing frozen lobster tails leading into Ocean Springs. We were tempted to stop and gather a few. Oh Well, the water called.I had heard of the trail, they had a Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883840247833896153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-52874866566206353592009-09-07T18:53:00.000-07:002009-09-07T18:58:05.791-07:00Rice Creek to Jug Lake - Sept 6, 2009WHAT A GREAT AFTERNOON WITH A GREAT GROUP OF OLD FRIENDS. NORM & JANICE (BLAIRSVILLE GA), JEFF & LAURA (OREGON), HARRIET, FRITZ, TRACY, DAVID, NANCY AND MYSELF. THE RAIN WRECKED HAVOC EARLY IN THE MORNING BUT CHALK IT UP TO GOOD KARMA THE RAIN CEASED AND THE CLOUDS HELD THE SUN AT BAY.WE MET AT THE STAGECOACH AND WERE GREETED BY GENE AND CAROLYN ON THEIR WAY Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883840247833896153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-66053973024493413392009-08-25T16:52:00.000-07:002009-09-05T16:57:26.495-07:00Upper Fish RiverI have been on this trip twice now since the end of June. It was an absolutely gorgeous day for the 25th of August. About 80 degrees when we launched with the sun out. We went to the take out at Big Daddy's first to leave my truck there and then I got into John's vehicle and rode to Bohemian Park on County Road 48. The first time I took this trip in June, we ran into a couple of Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883840247833896153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-77884690987336527852009-06-25T16:46:00.000-07:002009-09-05T16:56:07.772-07:00Weiss Lake / Alabama Scenic River Trail June 10-13I joined Alabama Scenic River Trails and I am so glad to have done so. Headed up to Weiss Lake in north east Alabama not knowing a soul but meeting 50 great paddlers. Arrived on Wednesday night and was welcomed into a group of about 12 campers all early arrivers for Thursdays great event. Gathered to register at 9:00 on Thursday and was very Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883840247833896153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-72369243759168463182009-04-23T12:02:00.000-07:002009-04-23T12:03:04.969-07:00Savages DitchBob Andrews had an old friend visit last week. Bob wanted to show him the spring flowers in Savage's Ditch. I met Bob, Julie Day, and the visiting couple (names escape me) at River Docs at 5pm. This time of day was absolutely perfect with just a slight overcast and light north wind. The mile wide crossing of Chocolata (actually named Chacaloochee Bay) was uneventful. Once in Savage'sTracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883840247833896153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-73555013736985254762009-02-23T09:31:00.000-08:002009-02-23T09:33:28.092-08:00Jug Lake PlatformThis report has been some 4 years in the writing. As I wrote it I couldn’t help but try to convey more than just the dry facts. That often meant I would get stymied over just what to say, how to get past the “you had to be there” factor for “getting it”. Sometimes it would just come to me faster than I could write it down. Other times, I’d go months without being able find a way Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883840247833896153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-32318056236830211492009-02-03T22:09:00.000-08:002009-02-03T22:24:49.411-08:00Gunnison Creek, Jan 31, 2009See the full report with pictures here.Launch: Steele Creek Park in Satsuma, ALCost: Free.Distance: Approx 6 milesRoute: Up Gunnison Creek to just past Interstate 65 and back.Pace: Leisurely.Average Speed: 2.7 mph.Weather: Sunny, 55-60 degrees, calm conditions.Today I led a kayak club paddle up Gunnison Creek and had the pleasure of padding with Ryan, her mom Randi, Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883840247833896153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-17138415018077298462009-02-03T21:50:00.001-08:002009-02-03T22:15:11.855-08:00Bay Minette Creek, Jan 17 2009See the full report with pictures here.Launch: BuzbeesCost: $3Distance: 6 milesRoute: Up Bay Minette Creek for about an hour and back.Pace: Leisurely.Average Speed: 3 mph.Weather: Mostly cloudy, 49 degrees, light winds out of the south.Buzbees–perfect for launching kayaks. Today I led a club kayaking trip and two hardy individuals decided to brave the cold and enjoy Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883840247833896153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-24479783132068243592009-01-09T17:48:00.000-08:002009-01-09T17:54:14.273-08:00Red Hill Creek/Proctor Creek Jan. 8, 2009I decided to head out today and put in at Hubbard's Landing for a trip up to Red Hill Creek. After driving up, unloading the kayak and getting it loaded, I took my first stroke about 10am. There was a breeze blowing from the north which was a little bit of a challenge to get through but once I got up past the last floating camp, the wind died out and I Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883840247833896153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-13265364085273222282008-10-15T17:57:00.000-07:002008-11-29T00:02:51.085-08:00Fish River Launching from Big Daddy's Aug 17Six people besides myself launched from Big Daddy's. We had no problem doing so. We still need to make sure to keep our cars away from the entrance to Big Daddy's. We were far enough back that we didn't block customers. If the place is more crowded we may have to move the cars even further---to spots near the road. It's easy to dodge that yellow rope (Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883840247833896153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-53017441904641597752008-09-12T18:11:00.000-07:002008-11-28T23:57:24.823-08:00Point Aux Barques Paddle Report, August 31, 2008 My son Tom and I (Jerry Inman)launched our kayaks at the base of the break wall pier at Port Austin on Lake Huron taken August 31. We had driven form my Tom’s Cottage located on M-25 just 8 miles southwest of Port Austin. Our paddling destination being the shoreline caves that Tom had seen in a movie highlighting remote scenic places in Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883840247833896153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-75652676952137901582008-08-12T18:10:00.001-07:002008-11-28T23:57:57.580-08:00Okatoma Creek PaddleMy nephew Keaton and I headed to Seminary, Mississippi (just north of Hattiesburg on Hwy 49) on Monday, July 14th to check out the Okatoma. We rented the sit on top kayaks and launched about 2:00 in the afternoon. For the most part, the creek is very well covered by the canopy of trees so I never really felt any discomfort from the heat at all. The only time I got really Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883840247833896153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-90592092373013084902008-07-14T19:22:00.000-07:002008-11-28T23:45:57.730-08:00Sunday, July 13th Pelican PointWe again cheated the weather, or, maybe the weather was good to us, and we were just barely able to have a paddle. I almost cancelled everything when it was raining and thundering at 3 pm. I got a call from folks who lived near the launch site. They said the weather seemed to be clearing. As I promised I went to the launch site. There were dark clouds in a couple Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883840247833896153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-89329633653544212922008-07-08T19:44:00.000-07:002008-11-28T23:45:57.731-08:00July 6th, Sunday Pelican PointWe actually had a paddle. Lots of folks who'd planned to come chickened out. I can't blame them. I heard reports of rain and storms in Spanish Fort, Pensacola, and maybe even Fairhope. I took a chance and drove through sprinkes from my house to Pelican Point. By the time I arrived the weather had cleared. In future, even if the weather is questionable, I'll go to theTracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883840247833896153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-11707717582191529182008-06-15T08:37:00.000-07:002008-11-28T23:58:16.162-08:00Sunday, June 8 Upper Magnolia RiverLed by Nancy WardThree people told me I was crazy to schedule a paddle in the afternoon, but seven people showed up. One was new to kayaking and two had new boats they wanted to try out. Everyone appreciated a very relaxing paddle and chance to just fool around plus they agreed that you're much cooler on the water than on land. When we arrived at Rock Street putTracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883840247833896153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-31283261156304874232008-05-31T10:23:00.000-07:002008-11-28T23:50:46.840-08:00May 6, 2008 paddle on Fish River from County Road 48 to Cowpen CreekFrank Laraway led this paddle. He phoned me and one other paddler, Dave Owen, to go along. Dave has canoe paddling experience. Dave says Larry McDuff gave Dave his introduction to kayak paddling. We put in at Frank's house. If you want, you could put in at the county park called Bohemian park, on Fish River near C.R. 48 and Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883840247833896153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-85134991497962667132008-02-17T07:00:00.000-08:002008-11-29T00:01:09.604-08:00Kayaking February 10, Upper Tensaw River Delta Paddle to Indian MoundsHarriet Ingram, Pres. of the MBCAKC, organized and led this paddle in farewell to Mareike & Andre' who will soon be leaving the U.S.. This is a paddle I learned about last year and hoped that I would be able to participate in at some time. So this was a special full day event for me. I left the condo at 6:50 am for Stockton Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883840247833896153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-43238646829099885682008-02-06T17:30:00.000-08:002008-11-29T00:04:41.156-08:00Mardi Gras/Meeting Paddle REPORT - Feb 5, 2008Awoke to a day of wind and threatening clouds. After consultation with multiple weather readers, decided our window of paddling opportunity was there, so we headed on - and a wonderful day it was.10 boats, 11 kayakers ventured onto Soldier Creek. Turned out to be a brilliant day - stiff and strong wind from the south-southeast - however, it pushed Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883840247833896153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-9700501637464387272007-10-17T19:27:00.000-07:002007-10-17T19:28:58.756-07:00Pelican Point Paddle 10/14/07Nancy Ward, Leader Eleven of us met at 2 pm for a leisurely afternoon of paddling. The wind was coming rather briskly from the east so we quickly crossed the channel and wound our way through a salt marsh. The path through the vegetation was extremely twisty and turny. We saw an osprey nest plus a great egret and a great blue heron. The water became Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883840247833896153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-2053626548615120152007-07-13T14:17:00.000-07:002008-11-28T23:47:50.444-08:00Magnolia River Paddle ReportFive people plus the leader were on the paddle. We had a lot of fun and I plan to lead this paddle again in the near future. It's very easy, there's opportunity for swimming, plus people can do as much or as little as they want. It's easy to go home early when we pass the put in spot. Boats on the Magnolia River are good about observing the no wake zone. We out2sea03http://www.blogger.com/profile/04145514355906419007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-8856855273941344062007-07-13T13:56:00.001-07:002008-11-29T09:51:10.423-08:00Two paddlers, Jerry and son Tom Inman put in at 9:00 am at the Public Access on the Susquehanna River in the Montoursville Recreation Area near Williamsport Pennsylvania. The Susquehanna is like many rivers with long flat stretches followed by drop of between 2-6 feet that translates into a rapid. The class of which depends on the water level. The river is low at this time of year so the drops out2sea03http://www.blogger.com/profile/04145514355906419007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1174341197205466872007-03-19T15:52:00.000-07:002008-11-28T23:51:37.203-08:00Bon Secour River; Wednesday March 8, 2007Jan Temler and Jerry Inman put in on the Bon Secour River at the Aquilar Seafood Plant on East River Road just at the end of CR-10. The river flows into the Bon Secour Bay and on to Mobile Bay. Here the river is wide and marked with navigational markers and middle channel buoys to guide the fishing boats up the river. As we paddled upstream we passed two out2sea03http://www.blogger.com/profile/04145514355906419007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1171584826860511072007-02-15T16:12:00.000-08:002008-11-29T00:13:33.600-08:00 Sunday February 11, 2007 I launched my kayak on the north side of Battleship Parkway into Chacaloochee Bay, a northeastern extension of Mobile Bay, along with 6 members of the Fairhope Canoe/Kayak Club, 5 singles and one tandem. The group was lead by Bob Andrews an experienced kayaker and resident delta expert. This location is just east of Mobile AL, off I-10 and a mile eastout2sea03http://www.blogger.com/profile/04145514355906419007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1170115559201367472007-01-29T16:03:00.000-08:002007-01-29T16:05:59.213-08:00Jason Smith has provided some more paddling reports from the local area and the broader state of Alabama, including Perdido, Big Escambia Creek, and the Sepulga. Check them out on his website at: http://alabamafloatfishing.blogspot.com/ out2sea03http://www.blogger.com/profile/04145514355906419007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1165539830140402832006-12-07T17:03:00.000-08:002008-11-29T00:00:25.490-08:00 Boatyard Lake and Pinelog Creek October 31, 2006by Bruce ZimmermanTo get there from Spanish Fort, drive north on Alabama highway 225 then highway 59 north past the town of Tensaw to Montgomery Hill. Turn left on highway 80 and drive towards Ft. Mimms County Park.The put in at Boathouse landing is a commercial ramp with both hard ramps and soft shoulder ( gravel and sand) put ins on Boatyard out2sea03http://www.blogger.com/profile/04145514355906419007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1165539776861371362006-12-07T17:02:00.000-08:002008-11-29T00:17:01.886-08:00 A Paddle to the Big TreeOctober 10, 2006Frank Laraway has wanted to see the big cypress tree for some years. So we watched the weather and the calendar for an opening and we went. I looked in the club archives for some information about the cypress and I found the directions I needed from Gary and Tom's paddle of March 5, 2005.We planned a late start, 11 a.m. just because Frank had stuff to out2sea03http://www.blogger.com/profile/04145514355906419007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1163025699690668952006-11-08T14:37:00.000-08:002008-11-29T00:17:47.117-08:00Verde River Trip Report courtesy of: Gary Worob THE VERDE RIVER: FIRST TIME Imagine yourself in a valley that once was surrounded by wooly mammoths and saber toothed tigers and ancients no longer known on this planet. Then imagine all of that disappearing before you and replaced by a peaceful society that farmed and spent days by the river making arrowheads and spear tips and hatchets from out2sea03http://www.blogger.com/profile/04145514355906419007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1157924146891440902006-09-10T14:35:00.000-07:002008-11-28T23:47:50.445-08:00Magnolia River II (attempt 2)September 3, 2006. Leader: Nancy Ward. The weather co-operated this time. Afew sprinkles at the meeting spot that cleared up right away. Wonderful weatherthe rest of the paddle. Six people showed up in addition to myself. It'simportant to have beginner friendly paddles. People showed up who I've neverseen at meetings or other paddles. Experienced paddlers canout2sea03http://www.blogger.com/profile/04145514355906419007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1154185038939143252006-07-29T07:53:00.000-07:002006-07-29T07:57:18.950-07:00Danny has posted an excellent trip report with pictures from the Oak Bayou/Chuckfee Bay paddle (along with some other great trip reports!) on his website.http://www.tensawdrifter.blogspot.comout2sea03http://www.blogger.com/profile/04145514355906419007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1150853069226617532006-06-20T18:22:00.000-07:002008-11-29T00:19:52.607-08:00here is the southwest trip report: Watson Lake and the Prescott Paddling Club>>>>> Several days after i landed here and unloaded way too much stuff i had to do a water thing.....strange to say in the high desert but there are four beautiful small lakes close by and my all time favorite has this wonderful feeling about it.....it is all boulders and islands of boulders and i have been back out2sea03http://www.blogger.com/profile/04145514355906419007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1144978392375505492006-04-13T18:22:00.000-07:002006-04-13T18:33:12.390-07:00I've attached a couple pictures of the trip to McVoy Lake (previously mis-identified as McVeigh Lake). It was a great trip, with a lot of folks showing up for their first trip with the club. We couldn't have asked for better weather (maybe a little windy) when we arrived. We paddled as far up McVoy Lake before we were stopped by weed and log choked waters. On the return trip, we paddled some of out2sea03http://www.blogger.com/profile/04145514355906419007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1143466484236972752006-03-25T17:31:00.000-08:002008-11-29T00:21:50.472-08:00Boiling Creek and Little Boiling CreekMarch 25, 2006by Gary WorobA SPECIAL PLACEBoiling Creek has always been a special place to me as well as almost everyone who has ever been there, but Saturday was even more exceptional. I purposely canceled for the first time, as far as i can remember, the camping/paddling trip with other activities when i saw the weather forecast for freezing and near brinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1140796652835008112006-02-24T07:26:00.000-08:002008-11-29T00:02:03.266-08:00Ingram's BayouFebruary 17, 2006by Tina MurphyAs you will recall, this weekday trip was planned in an effort to see Ingram’s Bayou in its pristine state, to look for wintering snowbirds of the avian variety, and to hopefully see mother/baby dolphins. Here is how the trip played out.Friday morning started off cloudy and gray as we milled around the Exxon Station in the middle of nowhere, somewhere brinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1140450233263040652006-02-20T07:39:00.000-08:002008-11-29T00:29:35.172-08:00Red Maple SloughFebruary 19, 2006by Brint AdamsThe shortest and most direct route to Red Maple Slough is to start on the north side of the Causeway at the old Riverdocs launch located 100 meters west of Ed's Seafood Shed. On this blustery afternoon, we had four singles and two tandems launch at around 1:30 PM into a northerly 10 knot wind with a rising tide. With the north wind blowing for the brinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1139259963016086432006-02-04T19:47:00.000-08:002008-11-29T00:28:14.055-08:00Boiling Creek & Little Boiling CreekSaturday, February 4, 2006by Gary WorobA FALLING OUTI had a falling out yesterday...it was pretty dramatic...at least in my mind. It is the first time in probably 30 years that this happened, which made it all the more dramatic for me....and I love drama.I had paddled the lower part of Boiling Creek to the Yellow River and then to the Hwy 98 take out, with a brinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1138108983686099782006-01-24T05:17:00.000-08:002006-01-24T05:23:03.700-08:00Lake Guntersville State Park, Guntersville, ALJanuary 21,22, 2006by Norman ClappDuring the weekend of January 21 and 22, 2006, we had a joint Tennessee Valley Canoe Club and Mobile Bay Canoe and Kayak Club trip to Guntersville, Alabama to paddle and view eagles. The Guntersville area has eagles that come from Canada to winter. We had a wonderful weekend and were really blessed with good weather,brinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1137537754081819742006-01-17T14:23:00.000-08:002008-11-29T10:58:26.603-08:00Bayfront Park, Daphne to Fort MorganOctober 23, 2000by Bruce ZimmermanLarry Mickelson, Jr. led a full day trip from Daphne Bayfront Park to Fort Morgan. Five paddlers showed up at 0600 to make the trip. Yes, it was dark when we were unloading boats from cars and stowing gear in the boats. One of the Daphne police stopped by on his rounds and recognized Larry,Jr from his restaurant. Having the brinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1137451001022909442006-01-16T14:31:00.000-08:002006-01-16T14:36:41.036-08:00Bayous Tallapoosa & Jessamine loopSunday, January 15, 2006 by Brint AdamsSaturday's wind died down and left us with very calm water for a beautiful, but very different paddle for the fortunate five who came out this morning. The temperature was around 48-55 degrees throughout the day, with a mostly overcast sky. Our group gathered at the Stagecoach Inn in Stockton, AL and drove the short distancebrinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1131588147338678322005-11-09T17:58:00.000-08:002008-11-29T00:47:54.474-08:00Econfina CreekSaturday, November 5, 2005by Gary Worob & Brint AdamsI just counted three times how many of us there were....13 came up three times, so I am sticking with that figure. I was too busy either chain sawing or being stupefied( the latter is getting easier with age)! There was no choice. This was the most intense, bizarre, powerful, dynamic, overwhelming and overpowering paddle I can brinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1130812657786489692005-10-31T18:34:00.000-08:002008-11-29T08:41:23.577-08:00Big Briar CreekSaturday, October 29, 2005by Brint AdamsWhat a great day for a paddle anywhere in the South! Jimmy and I were grateful for the opportunity to get out and enjoy it. We met at the Bruno's in Spanish Fort at Hwy 31 and Hwy 225, traveled north on Hwy 225 for nine miles and turned left to Byrnes Lake boat launch area. This is part of the Baldwin County Park system and is free to park brinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1129928519318600892005-10-24T13:51:00.000-07:002008-11-29T00:41:03.299-08:00Horn IslandPascagoula, MSFall 2005by Danny HartIn spite of the rumors that the barrier islands were closed, a couple of friends (Tony and Walter) and I couldn't let our 3-day weekend slip by without taking full advantage of the beautiful fall weather. We wanted the experience so many others have talked about, written about, and captured in art. We decided to take our chances with a trip to Horn brinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1120511959398012662005-07-04T15:08:00.000-07:002008-11-29T00:31:28.146-08:00Juniper CreekSaturday, July 2, 2005by Brint Adams & Gary WorobThe directions to the Juniper Creek put-in and shuttle to the take-out are found by clicking here. Our Gary Worob-led group of about twenty paddlers met at 9:15 AM, at the Shell station in Milton, at the turn on Rt. 191. We caravaned to the put-in, left our boats, shuttled the cars to the take-out, and returned to get on the water at brinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1120430306307385702005-07-03T15:34:00.000-07:002008-11-29T00:41:03.300-08:00Horn IslandJune 25-26, 2005by Tom MeyerFred Krause, from Slidell, called me a week or so ago, from a spot on the Mississippi coast, just East of Ocean Springs. He was scouting it, because it was the closest place on the coast to Horn Island, a mere 6.5 miles due south. Fred had been paddling his new QVC-700 Kevlar/Carbon sea kayak, in Lake Ponchartrain for a couple of months, and was dying to trybrinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1118872951917976792005-06-15T14:50:00.000-07:002008-11-29T08:43:38.369-08:00Middle Bay Lighthouse - ACelebration in Memory of Larry McDuffPoint Clear, ALJune 15, 2005by Gary and BrintBIG BOY PADDLE: A DEDICATION TO LARRY MCDUFF“SPIRITUAL HEALTHA good gauge of spiritual health is to write downThe three things you most want.If they in any way differ,You are in trouble.”There were 5 of us plus the great spirit of Larry that set out on this dedicated ceremony. I quickly fellbrinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1116358028677089592005-05-17T11:58:00.000-07:002008-11-29T11:03:03.592-08:00GRASSY POINT/BOILING CREEK Milton, FL May 7-8, 2005 by Gary WorobDay ONE - GRASSY POINTOn Friday, there were 4 of us who camped at Grassy Point. The views and breezes were spectacular. I faced my van to the water and had to keep getting up to look in the night, it was so spectacular. The stars were bright and the winds and cool weather kept all the bugs away. The water was perfect in the morning brinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1112805113838285522005-04-06T09:27:00.000-07:002008-11-29T00:59:42.611-08:00Flooded Timber on Tensaw LakeSunday, April 3, 2005 brint.adams@us.army.milBob, Larry, Gary, Jerry, Tom, Matt, Chris and I met at The Stagecoach Cafe in Stockton at 1:00 PM and continued north to Upper Bryant's Landing. As expected, Tensaw Lake was flooded probably 6-8 feet above normal. The road accessing the summer houses along the bank was flooded, leaving them all stranded and accessible onlybrinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1087314306545049142005-04-02T01:05:00.000-08:002006-11-08T15:53:29.736-08:00INDEX TO TRIP REPORTSEach date in the following list is a hypertext link to the referenced trip report. Just click on it, and it will take you to that trip report in this website's archives. Please contact Ian at out2sea03@hotmail.com if you find any bad links.In particular, please take note of the last link -- distances and directions to put-ins. It's a very useful compilation of julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1111596610943642982005-03-23T08:47:00.000-08:002008-11-29T10:20:47.304-08:00Rice Creek to Jug Lake (Fisher Island) platformSaturday, March 19, 2005 brint.adams@us.army.milBob, Paul, Rick and I met at Rice Creek Landing, north of Stockton, at 4:00 PM, for a leisurely paddle out to the Jug Lake platform for dinner and overnight camping. The afternoon was beautiful, with clear skies, 75 degrees, no wind and a fairly high water level. We took the direct route out to Briar brinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1110311118103376882005-03-08T11:42:00.000-08:002008-11-29T00:29:35.173-08:00Maple SloughMarch 6, 2005This was a beginner friendly flash paddle. Larry McDuff announced the paddle before the weekend, so we had plenty of notice, resulting in a turnout of 21 boats and paddlers. The wind was light out of the south, plus the tide was flooding, giving us all a boost on the outbound leg of the journey.The put in is known as Riverdocs, named after the business that occupied theBrucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06014758728679185894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1110212607926435902005-03-07T08:16:00.000-08:002008-11-29T10:34:22.989-08:00Rice Creek to Big Cypress to Jug LakeMarch 5, 2005by Gary WorobLots of people were out playing golf on such a beautiful day. Some were even playing a foursome. Four of us got together at the Stagecoach and had a great foursome.We paddled on very placid waters from Rice Creek Landing, exploring new places for some of us and seeing lots of signs of spring. The cypress were just starting to open newbrinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1110208828118720562005-03-07T07:11:00.000-08:002008-11-28T23:44:48.904-08:00Econfina CreekSaturday, February 26, 2005brint.adams@us.army.milLinda and I left Spanish Fort Friday afternoon and drove east on I-10 into Florida to exit 85. We turned south on Hwy. 331, traveled 13.8 miles to Freeport and turned east on Hwy. 20. After passing through Bruce (Hwy. 81), Ebro (Hwy. 79) and past Crystal Lake (Hwy.77), we continued east on Hwy. 20 for several miles until we crossed brinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1109962425707344282005-03-04T10:32:00.000-08:002008-11-29T11:07:10.453-08:00Two Rivers Point/Mound Island land-based campsiteFeb. 26th and 27th, 2005by Brian WestcottMy brother and I left Gadsden Saturday morning, Feb. 26th, around 8:00 AM. We parked at Rice Creek Landing and unloaded the truck around 12:30 PM. According to the Bartram Trail web site, the optimum water level was about 15'-18', while we found it was about 28 ft and hazardous, when we went. Afraid we wouldbrinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1108755027074467962005-02-18T11:19:00.000-08:002008-11-29T00:56:18.719-08:00Bartram Canoe Trailby Larry McDuffFebruary 11-13, 2005Last weekend, several members of the Mobile Bay Canoe and Kayak Club paddled for three days in the Mobile Delta, visiting all the floating platforms, recently installed for camping by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.We left two cars at Rice Creek Landing near Stockton, then traveled north to Hubbard's Landing on brinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1107459625335557922005-02-03T11:35:00.000-08:002008-11-29T00:54:17.450-08:00Jug Lake Platform
August 2004
by Tom Meyer
Jug Lake photosbrinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1105970171803509892005-01-17T05:53:00.000-08:002008-11-29T11:09:05.211-08:00Canal Island PlatformSunday, January 16, 2005 by Brint AdamsOn a beautiful, sunny, 60 degree afternoon, seven paddlers in six boats pushed off from Hubbard's Landing toward the Mobile Tensaw Delta's northernmost covered paddlers platform, placed last year by the State of Alabama. We traveled north on I-65 to exit 31 and turned north on Hwy. 225 to Stockton. After meeting at The Stagecoach Cafe, brinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1104968682864952542005-01-05T15:44:00.000-08:002005-01-06T08:12:46.226-08:00WHO COULD FARGO THIS TRIP?
(Good old boys vs. big boy paddle)
December 31, 2004
A travelogue to Fargo, GA by Gary Worob
I grew up in one of the toughest sections of Newark, New Jersey, in a time when neighbors looked out for each other and we, as kids, could roam and play without fear. We were loved and poor; we didn't start killing until we were teenagers; we had respect!
I didn't know what brinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1104968587011499982005-01-05T15:40:00.000-08:002008-11-28T23:44:13.525-08:00Tensaw River - Adventure Paddle 1
Omega-Alpha Paddle or
The Last Sunset/First Sunrise Paddle
December 31, 2004 - January 1, 2005
By: Harriet Ingraham
Start: Lower Bryant's Landing to finish at Mizell's Fish Camp on the causeway, $3.00 cost per boat at put-in; $4.00 cost per boat at take-out. This was a 2-day trip taken by Gene Boothe, Harriet and Fritz Ingraham.
Conditions: upper 60's/lower brinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1103747184240001992004-12-22T13:06:00.000-08:002008-11-29T11:11:16.557-08:00Bay Minette Basis (Moan, eh!)Sunday, December 19, 2004by Gary WorobMOAN, EH! (A CANADIAN VERSION OF THE MONET PADDLE)The first rule of writing is to never start out a sentence with "well".Well, there were eight of us who showed up, but four were immediately MIA and we never saw them again.It took me two tries to paddle through the bridge at Buzbee's, which should give you a clue as to how strong brinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1103117762977584972004-12-15T05:17:00.000-08:002004-12-15T05:36:02.976-08:00Bob Andrews Memorial Adventure Event
1.5 mile kayak, 1 mile trail run, 3 mile bike
Saturday, December 11, 2004
Prose by Brint Adams
Festive poetry by Gary Worob
It was a blustery afternoon, with northwest winds at 15 mph, temperature of 50 degrees, partly cloudy skies and the tide starting to rise. Three two-person teams, two solos and three volunteers showed up for the second Adventure Eventbrinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1102211879956859522004-12-04T17:52:00.000-08:002008-11-29T00:34:38.765-08:00Mudhole Creek
Saturday, December 4, 2004
by Brint Adams
With good weather conditions today, six paddlers met at Bruno's and traveled up Hwy. 225 to Cloverleaf Landing Lane and put in at Cloverleaf Landing at 10:45 AM. Our group included Larry, Frank, Bruce, Gary and Jon, who came in to Fairhope from Kansas by sailboat, down the Tennessee-Tombigbee, on his way to Florida and the Bahamas. The sky brinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1101269463163357382004-11-23T20:06:00.000-08:002008-11-29T00:38:36.497-08:00Dauphin Island - west end
Saturday-Sunday, November 20-21, 2004
by Brint Adams
The forecast for the weekend called for partly cloudy skies, a 5-10 mph breeze out of the southeast, scattered showers with temperatures ranging from 65-70 degrees. Seven hardy souls showed up at 10:00 AM Saturday morning at Ron Jones bayside house on the west end of Dauphin Island. Ron was very kind to allow us to brinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1101269551909297232004-11-23T20:01:00.000-08:002004-11-23T20:27:32.866-08:00Saturday-Sunday, November 20-21, 2004
by Gary Worob
Dauphin Island paddle/the truth is just a lie!
It was unanimously voted upon that I would not be the one to write the trip report. I always, however, have believed that a good lie is worth 10,000 truths and the lies are what we are most fond of (i.e. Santa Claus, tooth fairies, virgins, fair elections, confessions leading to entrance to brinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1100524820414698292004-11-15T05:11:00.000-08:002008-11-29T11:16:40.731-08:00Robinson Bayou - Annual Club Fall Picnic and PaddleSaturday, November 13, 2004This late afternoon paddle took place as part of the MBCAKC annual paddle and picnic. Gary and Aven Warner were our gracious hosts for the festivities, opening up their home to all, and letting us use their floating dock to launch our little flotilla of kayaks and canoes. They live on Riverside Drive, which is off of brinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1100296099623262552004-11-12T13:09:00.000-08:002008-11-29T00:54:17.451-08:00Rice Creek to Jug Lake Platform
Sunday, November 7, 2004
by Rich & Carol Gajek
We had an amazing paddle on Sunday, November 7th, and the amazement lasted until Wednesday (and probably beyond).
We planned to catch up with Bob on Sunday morning, on his Jug Lake paddle. We couldn't make the campout, but wanted to check out the camping platform. We got a late start getting to Rice Creek Landing, brinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1100130519110426072004-11-10T15:45:00.000-08:002008-11-29T00:54:17.452-08:00Rice Creek to Jug Lake platform, Bayou Tallapoosa, Tensaw Lake
Saturday & Sunday, November 6-7, 2004
by Brint Adams
Only the finest of the MBCAKC came out to enjoy the absolutely perfect weather in one of the prettiest spots in the Tensaw Delta. Bob and I started out at different times, but both put in at Rice Creek Landing Saturday afternoon. We found Rice Creek Road is now paved all the way brinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1099610004871420212004-11-04T14:33:00.000-08:002008-11-29T11:17:32.297-08:00PADDLING CLEAR CREEK & SMITH LAKE, JASPER, ALOctober 31, 2004by Frank LarawayHaving occasion to attend the annual retreat of the Alabama Sierra Club, held at The Episcopal Church's Camp McDowell, I took along my small Neckie kayak on top of my wagon to take advantage of the opportunities to paddle in the rocky white water of northern Alabama.The area where our conference was to be held is on the brinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1099350288730633772004-11-01T14:53:00.000-08:002004-11-01T15:07:56.413-08:00Phatwater Kayak Challenge
Grand Gulf to Natchez, MS
Saturday, October 9, 2004
Two perspectives by Tom Fink & Brint Adams
Tom Fink writes:
I have never paddled so hard for so long and enjoyed myself so much! In one sentence that is my opinion of this truly great event. Keith Benoist and his volunteers put on an absolutely first class event that serious racers (not me, at least not this year), brinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1098990009029223182004-10-28T11:31:00.000-07:002008-11-29T00:48:31.931-08:00Wacissa River, Florida
October 2004
by Gary Worob
I recently came back from "trippin" around the U.S. and thought I would sit still and just paddle locally until a phone call came asking if I wanted to join the Georgia Canoe Club on their Wacissa River trip. It is a paddle that is nearly impossible to miss and one of my five favorite places to paddle, so far.
The Wacissa is located south of brinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1098570600119111972004-10-23T15:27:00.000-07:002008-12-01T20:34:42.251-08:00McVoys Lake from Cloverleaf LandingSaturday, October 23, 2004by Brint Adams brint.adams@us.army.milWe drove up Hwy. 225 past Blakeley State Park and turned left on Cloverleaf Landing Lane to the Tensaw River. At 9:00 AM, it was partly cloudy, 73 degrees with a slight southerly breeze. The tide was high and just starting to fall.We paddled north up the Tensaw and quickly turned right between the brinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1097958356377257812004-10-16T13:16:00.000-07:002008-11-29T00:36:52.182-08:00Whiskey Ditch
Saturday, October 16, 2004
By Brint Adams brint.adams@us.army.mil
This trip brought out both old experienced paddlers as well as newbies on a magnificent morning in the delta. We had a total of nine boats and eleven paddlers take advantage of the perfect weather. The temperature started out at about 68 degrees and when we returned was about 75 degrees with a slight southerly brinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109401484395407119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1097215537911680762004-10-07T23:01:00.000-07:002008-11-29T08:38:55.899-08:00Byrnes Lake
by Frank Laraway
October 4, 2004
The weather being good, Bruce Zimmerman and I could not resist taking a day to paddle Byrnes Lake. Bruce had toured the road and landing several days before to make sure that we could get through the storm debris. The area proved to be open. In fact, the county was paving the road into the landing which it will make it better for paddlers in the julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1096923103706280782004-10-04T13:49:00.000-07:002008-11-29T00:36:52.182-08:00Whiskey Ditch
Tuesday, September 28, 2004
By Brint Adams, brint.adams@us.army.mil
While making a last minute check of the website, I read Bob was leading a full moon paddle tonight. Since I am starting to wind down my hard workout schedule, this seemed like a good cross-training change of pace.
Linda and I loaded up the canoe and headed for the old Riverdoc's parking lot on the Causeway to see julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1092862533280422902004-08-18T13:54:00.000-07:002008-11-29T00:49:33.100-08:00Bayou Heron, Mississippi
August 14, 2004
by Bruce Zimmerman
Juli Day led this paddle trip to the Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge near Pecan, Mississippi. To get there, take the Interstate 10 exit at Franklin Creek and turn south. Cross U.S. Highway 90 and follow the two lane paved road to the NWR. Turn left onto Bayou Heron Road and cross the railroad track, with caution. The Amtrak train julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1092677235017677522004-08-16T10:25:00.000-07:002008-11-29T11:20:29.576-08:00Bay Minette BasinAugust 13, 2004,by Chuck HoltzAfter listing a paddle at the last minute on Friday the 13th, I left work early to get my boat and set out from Buzbee's. Just how did we get such beautiful weather in August? Whatever, I knew that it would not last and that I might not ever see it again at this time of year down here. I began paddling around 5:15 p.m.There was about a 15-knot wind julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1092677109876199782004-08-16T10:22:00.000-07:002008-11-29T00:55:32.533-08:00Rice Creek to the Indian Mounds
August 14, 2004
by Rich Gajek & Carol Alexander
In case you have or plan to use Paddling Alabama (A Falcon guide), be careful of the maps. We took a paddle on Saturday from Rice Creek landing to the Indian mounds (or at least that was the plan). The map is not drawn to scale, so you think you've reached a wide section of Bayou after the end of Fisher Island, but julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1092255701494396052004-08-11T13:15:00.000-07:002008-11-29T00:31:28.147-08:00Juniper Creek
August 7, 2004
by Gary Worob
I camped at the put-in the night before. This spot is particularly beautiful because it has quite a few cypress trees and white beaches and view of the water from the camp sites. There is no charge to camp there as are quite a few primitve sites along the Juniper Creek.
On Saturday, people showed up and dropped their boats off to prepare for a 20-mile julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1090448724255674472004-07-21T15:18:00.000-07:002008-11-29T01:02:35.030-08:00Fisher Lake and the Platforms
July 18, 2004
by Bruce Zimmerman
Fritz and Harriet led this paddling trip. Initially, they planned topaddle to to Fisher Lake from the Rice Creek put in, but it turned out to be so much more.
Eight paddlers arrived at Rice Creek Landing at 10 a.m. Sunday. Fritz and Harriet, Bob, Peggy, Mike, Carl, Nancy, and Bruce headed out to Forever Wild Land. The swamp julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1087837768476200952004-06-21T10:03:00.001-07:002008-11-29T00:28:14.055-08:00GATHERING OF THE TRIBES at Boiling Creek
June 20, 2004
by Gary Worob
It was truly a gathering of the tribes at Boiling Creek. There were tribespeople from at least 4-6 clubs and i gave up on trying to figure who was leading what. Juli D. and I just proceeded to the put in and put ourselves in trusting hands and the shuttle went off great.
I don't have a clue how many boats there were, but julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1087759193129760052004-06-20T12:13:00.000-07:002004-06-20T12:19:53.130-07:00"The 10-1 Paddle" from Buzbee's into the Delta
June 19, 2004
by Gary Worob "Canoeman Gambler"
Six of us did the 10-1 paddle from Buzbee's landing out into the Delta. It was the "10-1 paddle" because those are the times we put in and took out and those were the odds of our surviving the heat, according everyone's predictions and proclamations.
I received phone calls and personal assurances julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1087659210943626102004-06-19T08:32:00.000-07:002008-11-29T11:22:41.255-08:00Bay Minette Basin to Blakely State ParkThursday, June 17, 2004by Brint Adams - brint.adams@us.army.milBob, Juli, Gene, Carolyn and I met at Buzbee's at 5:30PM and took off up Bay Minette Basin, took Fisherman's Ditch to the Apalachee River, the Cutoff and on to Blakely.The weather was excellent for June, with no wind and water like glass. We took about 1.5 hrs. to go the 5 miles to Blakely and julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1087253670959824312004-06-14T15:53:00.000-07:002008-11-29T11:23:29.106-08:00Trip Report: Douglas LakeSunday, June 13, 2004by Brint Adams - brint.adams@us.army.milTo paddle Douglas Lake, is well worth the few extra miles to Bryant Landing. We met Bill and Donna Davis at Hwy. 31 & 225 in Spanish Fort and headed north, crossing I-65 and into Stockton. For those coming from Mobile, you will want to travel north on I-65 to exit 31 and turn left. Once into Stockton, turn left julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1087251203627876962004-06-14T15:10:00.000-07:002008-11-29T11:24:40.622-08:00Paddle Report: Hurricane BayouJune 12, 2004by Nancy MilfordAs a student of yoga, I know sometimes the simplest events can be some of the deepest learning experiences, the “less is more” concept. The Saturday morning paddle was a simple paddle with many exciting moments. We started around 9:00am and moved at a relatively slow pace to soak in the experience of the surroundings and the people.We hadjulienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1087251007619327652004-06-14T15:08:00.000-07:002008-11-29T00:38:36.498-08:00Paddle Report: Dauphin Island-Ft. Morgan-Sand Island
Saturday, June 12, 2004
by Brint Adams - brint.adams@us.army.mil
I met Rob Nykvist, our trip leader of two, at 6:45 AM adjacent to the auto ferry on the east end of Dauphin Island. There is a very nice, white sand beach suitable for launching kayaks, with 15 min. parking right in front, to allow unloading of equipment. After moving our carsjulienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1086125272272068052004-06-01T14:26:00.000-07:002008-11-29T00:44:48.404-08:00Styx River
Saturday, May 22, 2004
by Brint Adams - brint.adams@us.army.mil
Our trip group included two canoes and a tandem kayak putting in at the CR 64 bridge located about one mile north of Wilcox Road I-10 exit 53. While waiting at the BP truckstop, we noticed numerous truckloads of innertubes and their riders, and thus had a good idea what kind of afternoon we had in store.
This was a julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1086125155436120942004-06-01T14:24:00.000-07:002008-11-29T00:36:52.183-08:00Whiskey Ditch
Thursday, May 20, 2004
by Brint Adams - brint.adams@us.army.mil
For a quick, easy mid-week afterwork paddle, you just can't beat starting out on the causeway and heading north into the delta. This late afternoon paddle started at the unmarked state-owned property (site formerly known as Riverdoc's), on the north side of the causeway just east of Ed's Seafood Shed. There is plentyjulienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1085242043924626552004-05-22T09:05:00.000-07:002008-11-29T11:27:10.384-08:00Bay Minette BasinApril and May Monet Paddlesby Matt DarringThe idea is to paddle the same place every month for a year. I chose Bay Minette Basin as the spot because of its variety and plus the fact that I had never paddled there. The first edition was in February, which is appropo because I'm late for everything. I'm taking a picture of one tree every month as a photographic record of the year. julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1084918123337547712004-05-18T15:08:00.000-07:002008-12-01T20:35:12.799-08:00Cloverleaf LandingSunday, May 16, 2004by Brint Adams - brint.adams@us.army.milCloverleaf Landing Road is located on the left about 6.3 mi. north of Hwy. 31 on Hwy. 225. Follow the dirt and blacktop road until you reach the put-in on the Tensaw River. We had six paddlers take off upriver on a breezy, partly cloudy afternoon. After about 0.3 mi., we angled off to the right and entered McVoys Lake. julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1083086527648956572004-04-27T10:22:00.000-07:002008-11-29T00:56:18.720-08:00Bartram Canoe Trail from Rice Creek Landing
April 16-18, 2004
by Chris Murphree
Dear Julie,
Waaaaay back in February, I asked you for some information about the Bartram Canoe Trail with the intent of going there in February. Well, one thing led to another and we were delayed until April 16th. You gave us plenty of good information and our weekend kayaking/camping trip was a great success. Ijulienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1083086249579254322004-04-27T10:17:00.000-07:002008-11-29T00:28:14.056-08:00Boiling Creek
Saturday, April 24, 2004
by Brint Adams - brint.adams@us.army.mil
Although our group consisted solely of first-timers to Eglin AFB, we successfully completed our trip with only our map, some telephonic directions from Bob Andrews and a well-placed local fisherman, when we took the wrong road to the put-in. Bill Black, Carl Hlavenka, Linda and I traveled east on I-10 to exit 31 julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1082249352456880052004-04-17T17:49:00.000-07:002008-11-29T11:40:16.613-08:00Bay Minette CreekSaturday, April 17, 2004by Brint Adams - brint.adams@us.army.milOur group met at Bruno's in Spanish Fort and drove 5.5 mi. north on hwy. 225, turned right on Bromley Rd., and drove 1.5 mi. to the Bromley bridge over Bay Minette Creek. We had eight kayak paddlers who took off down river at 1:30 PM under beautiful sunny skies with a moderate breeze and temperatures in the upper 70'julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1081901293641444072004-04-13T17:08:00.000-07:002004-06-15T08:44:51.310-07:00INDEX TO PADDLE REPORTS
Each date in the following list is a hypertext link to the referenced trip report. Just click on it, and it will take you to that trip report in this website's archives. Please tell Julie at jrobber@worldnet.att.net if you find any bad links.
In particular, please take note of the last link -- distances and directions to put-ins. It's a very useful compilation of julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1081280227361954082004-04-06T12:32:00.000-07:002008-11-29T00:35:19.398-08:00Paddle to D'Olive Creek
April 2, 2004
Larry "Red Boat" Mickelsen noticed an announcement in the paper that Daphne would be having a dedication of the new walkway at D'Olive Creek. He suggested a paddle to the dedication ceremony to get us kayakers some attention. So I placed a Flash paddle announcement.
I had one phone call from a new paddler showing an interest in the paddle. Then LarryBrucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06014758728679185894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1080598685666444692004-03-29T14:18:00.000-08:002008-11-29T00:29:35.174-08:00Maple Slough Paddle
March 28, 2004
by Harriet K. Ingraham
We gathered at River Doc's at 1 p.m. on this glorious Sunday afternoon. The wind was brisk, never letting up, but to our backs on the first leg of the trip. There were 8 boats, including our newest young paddler, Master Logan, son of Brad (sorry Brad, I forgot your last name). Logan had, in most of our eyes, the easiest of paddles - julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1080511758672113782004-03-28T14:09:00.000-08:002004-03-28T14:12:47.153-08:00Paddle Report: Magnolia River
March 27, 2004
by Brint Adams
Steve & Terry, Randy, Wendy (a first-timer) and Linda & I set out from the Rock St. access and first headed upriver on a beautiful, warm, sun-drenched, spring morning. The dogwoods, azaleas of all colors and wisteria were all in full bloom. After exploring as far as we could go, we came back and turned up the small creek leading to julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1080325819183042372004-03-26T10:30:00.000-08:002008-11-29T00:36:52.183-08:00Paddle Report: Whiskey Ditch
March 24, 2004
by Brint Adams
Julie, George, Linda and I met at Riverdoc's and headed east at 4:35 PM into a brisk easterly breeze. Once we made it to the protection of the ditch entrance, the paddling was easier, as we faced the setting sun. Whiskey Ditch is quickly greening up, as we saw several Spider Lilies starting to bloom. The tide was up, so we made it julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838678.post-1079912099031524102004-03-21T15:34:00.000-08:002008-11-29T11:41:45.781-08:00Paddle Report: Fishing PaddleMarch 20, 2003by Larry MickelsenWent Saterday at around 0700, from Mayday Park. There were four kayaks in the water counting mine; they were all strangers. The fishing was real slow. I caught one trout about 14" long and released it. (It fell off the hook when I pulled it out of the water.) Saw three geese, and a outstanding morning. The weather was outstanding, no julienoreply@blogger.com