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Not everyone wants to scale a mountain or run a river.  If you’re looking for a gift for someone that loves Art Walk, Downtown Alive, Festival Interational or a trip to Moncus Park, here’s some great ideas:           These unique wallets have a push buttons that push your cards out inRead more

Our adventure started off early as we arrived early in the AM at Pack & Paddle, and introductions were made.  The hike had a diverse and eclectic set of folks – so we decided to try something new.  From the trail head we hiked down to the creek and immediately turned left to enter theRead more

If you are going on a paddle trip on the hottest weekend of the year there is probably no better place in Southwest Louisiana to go than the Northern part of Lake Chicot! It was so hot launching the boats that two guys in the most stable boat in the fleet managed to flip itRead more

We had a adventurous start to this trip around Lake Martin due to some minor technical difficulties, but it worked out for the best since it allowed us the perfect departure time to witness summers biggest and brightest full moon of 2014. This “Super Moon” is the closest the moon will be to the earthRead more

There was a shop discussion amongst the Pack & Paddle employees of possible confusion about paddling 2 o’clock bayou at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, fortunately our customers didn’t get confused at all. We left the shop just after 3pm and arrived at the dock around 4pm.  Everything ran smoothly and we got in theRead more

The water in Bayou Amie was a little low so it was not as easy as it can be along the bank.  Once everyone got in the water we headed north along the levee until we reached Mr. Roy Blanchard’s house. Roy is a local fishermen, movie scout, swamp tour guide by special appointment andRead more

We met at Lake Martin just as a wonderful summer day was drawing to a close.  The lake was calm and peaceful as we reversed its perimeter, multiple bird sightings were made along with the occasional alligator. Due to recent rain the water level had risen and created some new areas for us to explore.Read more

We had a few folks meet us from Baton Rouge for this trip so we met them at the boat dock at 2 o’clock bayou, just off of hwy. 190. There are so many different types of paddlers, some like to see how fast they can paddle, some like to see everything they come across and someRead more

The day started off gray and drizzly, and a few anxious moments were spent wondering if rain and/or inclement weather would ruin our day.  However as we set out on our trek, the sky started to clear, giving us excellent hiking weather. Our team started the loop along the shore of the lake and weRead more

Lake Martin is truly a wonderful place that never gets old, especially when you have perfect weather and a perfect sunset. We put in on time, but with the early sunset at 6:00 pm, we had to get in and get moving without delay. We got our sunset photo and started moving to the south end of theRead more