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We left Pack and Paddle at 7am with a threat of rain in the forecast.  We arrived at Lake Martin, stopped at the south entrance of the trail and started our bird watching hike.  We saw lots of great egrets and roseate spoonbills nesting from the trail. The group were friends and relatives and were quite fun,Read 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

It was a windy day on Lake Martin.  We checked the wind direction heading out so we would have a harder paddle out and an easier paddle back in.  We maneuvered through the cypress and tupelo trees, crossing logs that would sink beneath us as we skid across them. Just when we reach, what IRead more

There was concern that this trip may have to be cancelled because of rain. It was raining at Pack & Paddle at our meeting time but we took a leap of faith, after watching the radar, in the hopes that the weather would clear. Well, it was sprinkling as we neared Lake Martin so theRead more

Kayaking 101 has proven again to be more than an introduction to kayaking technique. I had the honored opportunity to introduce four great new friends to there own backyard in a whole new way. We had a Grandmother and teen, the Bayou Ladies, who went from wanting there boats tied together to paddling like pros.Read more