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We pulled into Two O’Clock Bayou in the late afternoon on a beautiful June day.  Launching our crafts, we moved into the Bayou and began our adventure.  Moving the boats down the bayou, we easily paddled through the silent waters reaching the edge of a large pit where we were able to observe the flowering lily’sRead more

Lake Martin is at its peak beauty, in my opinion, in late Spring.  There are all sorts of iris along the edge of the lake beside the old boat house where we put our boats in the water colors ranging from pink to purple to yellow.  And the rookery is at its peak, with allRead more

Patrice, Holly, Jim, Romeo and I started the kayaking 102 class at the pool. The weather started out sunny, we practiced sit in and sit on top kayak rescue skills: the wet exit first, followed by the “T Rescue” in sit in kayaks, an assisted rescue with the sit on tops, and the cherry onRead more

The weather prediction was wind…and more wind, 25-30mph.  This can make for some of the most fun paddling, letting the wind push your boat along as you just sit back and rudder. It can also make for some of the hardest paddling if you have to paddle into it, your boat hardly moving but aRead more

Becky and I were lucky enough to lead yet another wonderful Valentines evening paddle trip.  Our group met at Pack & Paddle and after some short introductions, we were off to Lake Martin.  We unloaded our boats with a signature Lake Martin sunset in the background. Our trip started out with a small mishap whenRead more

We had a small group of 7 people ranging in age from lower 20’s to our eldest who has a 5 and 7 in his age, not necessarily in the order. We met 3 people at Chicot State Park an hour after we left Pack & Paddle, with a minimal threat of rain only forRead more

Once we left Pack & Paddle, we had a second meeting place at the Atchafalaya Welcome Center at the Butte LaRose Exit.  If you haven’t been here, stop in and watch the short film about the swamp, it is pretty dang awesome.  Also there are lots of local books and artwork on display.  We droveRead more

We met most of our group at Chicot State Park because they were staying in the cabins, having driven in from New Orleans for the weekend. We put in at the south landing since it was right next to the pavilion we reserved for lunch. There was rain heading our way so we unloaded theRead more

What a great trip!  With all the information in hand from Wednesday’s  How-To course, we met in the Pack & Paddle parking lot early Saturday morning. We loaded up and hit the road following each other to Choupique Bayou. By this time the sun was up, highlighting the beauty of this south Louisiana  marsh. WeRead more

This trip I decided we would paddle the waters less traveled on the south end of the lake.  I waited until we were on the lake to make the decision about the direction to take because we had a 6-7 mph north wind.  Once we crossed the lake to the east side, the wind wasRead more