I made a paddling trip this morning up Bayou Grosbec. Pronounced GROW- beck. Yellow crowned night heron to all you non-Cajuns. Really nice scenery as soon as you leave the landing. About a quarter mile down the bayou forks off into a bunch of sloughs.. These were at the entrance to one of them.
Paddled further up the slough.
Thats my spare kayak paddle floating in front of the tree. There's probably another foot of width on each side of the tree base below water level.
Did some more exploring and then pulled over to a quasi-legal spoil bank to make some tea. TECHNICALLY, you have a right to get out on shore up to the normal high water mark. BUT, that mark might be a half mile back in the woods. Don't try explaining that to the guy who paid the hunting lease dues.
This is my little day mess kit. Probably wouldn't have to add too much else for a couple of day trip.
The red bottle holds enough alcohol for about three pots of tea, coffee, noodles,chilli -anything you just have to heat up or boil water for.
Saw a bunch of birds, woodducks, owls and jumped up 2 deer laying up on some tiny humps in the swamp. With the graphite coating, the pirogue slides over or through just about any kind of water plant or floating log. I brought the hammock with me, but it got too hot too fast and the skeeters were out in force, so I didn't put it up. It was an enjoyable trip.
Joey
Paddled further up the slough.
Thats my spare kayak paddle floating in front of the tree. There's probably another foot of width on each side of the tree base below water level.
Did some more exploring and then pulled over to a quasi-legal spoil bank to make some tea. TECHNICALLY, you have a right to get out on shore up to the normal high water mark. BUT, that mark might be a half mile back in the woods. Don't try explaining that to the guy who paid the hunting lease dues.
This is my little day mess kit. Probably wouldn't have to add too much else for a couple of day trip.
The red bottle holds enough alcohol for about three pots of tea, coffee, noodles,chilli -anything you just have to heat up or boil water for.
Saw a bunch of birds, woodducks, owls and jumped up 2 deer laying up on some tiny humps in the swamp. With the graphite coating, the pirogue slides over or through just about any kind of water plant or floating log. I brought the hammock with me, but it got too hot too fast and the skeeters were out in force, so I didn't put it up. It was an enjoyable trip.
Joey
I bet you have cooked some good chow up in that kit , what Cajun wouldn't do that. 