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We dropped the boats off and all passengers at a park just south of I-10 at the first Jennings exit, while the drivers took the vehicles to the Mermentau boat dock.  I have yet to see more than 2 or 3 cars at the park at any one time.  Paddling down the Nezpique, you are not likelyRead 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

We met behind Pack & Paddle at 8am, our group consisted of Glenn and I, Anne and Steve, a couple from Atlanta, Peter and Helena, siblings from Lafayette and Mandeville, and Dean, a long time friend of Pack and Paddle. We convoyed to Chico State Park and put in at the North Landing. We traversedRead more

The Backbone is not a loop trail and it requires us to stage some vehicles at the end of the route so we have a way back when we finish. We used the “chuck wagon”, my truck, to pile everyone in the back, and one more which worked out quite nicely since we had 13Read more

Our morning started off just fine leaving Lafayette on time and taking some detours through Lafayette, and even with highway construction and a distracted guide, we made it to CCNA trail head by 10:00am to find the rest of our party as scheduled. Finally, we were ready to get our hikers moving down the trail when we discovered that a member of our party hadRead more

Once we left Pack and Paddle, we had a meeting point along the Henderson Levee at Potato Sack Road.  As we waited for the last cars to arrive, a couple of folks joined me in a short yoga exercise to welcome the sun rising above the levee.  A couple of cars passed us along theRead more