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Beautiful Skies and cool temps made for a great start to our regular adventure even though we were slightly later then we were expected by the people meeting us at the trail head. Arrived in the parking lot and found a note on the car indicating that they went ahead on the trail and to call them,Read more

  In an age of cynicism over just about every issue imaginable – it’s so good to see people do things that are good because they believe in something passionately.  Patagonia – the clothing company that many of you have heard of for years, dedicates 1% of their total sales to environmental causes.  Considering their sales areRead more

We get lots of questions about the best ways to mount a GoPro camera to a kayak.  It’s really very simple now that there are some key products on the market.  The first thing to do is to decide what kind of shot you would like to get.  There’s two major shots that work wellRead more

We’re happy to bring a unique new clothing company to Lafayette.  We love the use of organic cotton, fair trade practices and the nature-centric designs.  Here’s what Synergy has to say about themselves: Synergy was launched in 1995 by Kate Fisher, in the midst of her extensive travels throughout Asia.Synergy was founded with the visionRead more

Seminar schedule – Click here. For our listing of prizes we’ll be giving away at the Expo and during the film festival – Click Here. For a full listing of vendors that will be at the Expo – Click Here. We look forward to seeing all of you Saturday!    Read more

On Saturday, March 3rd from 10am – 3pm, you are invited to come out and see the latest and greatest from our best suppliers.  Factory reps will be on hand to show off cool new gear and give away some amazing prizes! While you’re touring the Expo, you can enter to win great prizes.  OneRead more

Adventure Seminars:  We will host a series of “how to” seminars on Saturday at Pack & Paddle. Here’s a list of the seminars! 11am   Fly-casting demonstration: This seminar will be put on by Tom Jindra of TFO.  Learn the basics of the art of Fly Casting. 11:30am  Barefoot Running Seminar: Sabine Bildstein – Representative for Vibram Five FingersRead more

Vendor Expo The Vendor Expo is going to be bigger and better than ever.  We’ve gotten commitments from lots of companies that will be sending representatives to Pack & Paddle for the expo.  Here’s a listing of the companies that will be represented at our Expo this Saturday. Merrell Footwear Hurricane Kayaks Kelty Sierra DesignsRead more

Hi Everyone, I wanted to give you – our faithful email subscribers some interesting new developments about our upcoming Louisiana Adventure Expo Weekend. Breakfast Paddle BSA Troop 10 will be providing an old-time Boy Scout Pancake Breakfast at Lake Martin for the paddle.  There’s a $5 donation per person that will go to support theRead more

Becky and I are excited to announce that National Geographic and Outside Magazine Adventurer of the Year Andrew Skurka will visit Pack & Paddle for a very special two night event.  Andrew is an adventurer we’ve always followed with interest – but never dreamed we would be able to bring to Lafayette for a slideRead more