Does anybody know of any good kayaking in the New Orleans area? We have folding boats and can get to out of the way launch sites. Specifically we'd like to know if paddling in the swamps is a good idea, or if we're likely to get eaten by whatever's out there. Thanks in advance, Keith Kaste *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************
> From: Keith Kaste <kkaste_at_slip.net> > > Does anybody know of any good kayaking in the New Orleans area? We have > folding boats and can get to out of the way launch sites. Specifically > we'd like to know if paddling in the swamps is a good idea, or if we're > likely to get eaten by whatever's out there. > > Thanks in advance, > > Keith Kaste ooooo... I dunno 'bout those Lousiana swamps... _at_%_at__at__at_$$_at_ _at__at_ _at__at_ _at__at_ _at__at__at_ss _at_ _at_$$s_at_$s$$s_at_$ s$_at_ _at__at_%%_at_%_at__at_ _at__at__at_%%_at__at_$_at_$_at__at_ %_at_ %$%$$ _at__at_$_at_$ $$_at__at_ _at_ _at_ _at__at_ _at_$_at_ $ _at__at_$s_at_ _at__at_ _at_$$s_at__at_ $$_at__at_ _at__at_$_at_$_at_ _at_ $$ _at_$$ $_at_$_at_ _at__at_ _at__at_ \\ //$$ _at_ _at_%%_at_ _at__at_ _at_$$_at_ _at__at_ s_at__at_ _at_% _at__at_ $ $ $$_at_$ _at_\\//_ _at_ _at__at__at_ %%_at_ _at__at__at_ $$s_at_$s$ _at_$_at_s %_at__at_$$_at__at__at_ _at_$$ $_at_ $ \__ \_at__at_ _at__at__at_ _at__at_ _at__at__at_ $ $_at_$ $$$$ _at__at_ $ _at__at__at_$$_at_$_at_ _at__at_$_at__at_ \_at__at_ _at__at_ _at__at_$$ $$ _at_ % $ s$s$ _at__at_ $$s_at__at_ $$_at_$s_at_ _at_ _at_ _at_ _at__at__at_ _at__at_%_at_$%_at__at_ $ _at_$$_at_%_at_ _at_ $ _at__at_ _at__at__at__at_ $/_at_s$_at_ $$$ % _at__at_ _at__at__at_ $$s_at__at_$ _at_%% $ _at_%_at_ _at_a _at_$_at_$_at_ _at_ _at__at_ ||_// $$_at_ $ %_at__at_ _at__at__at_ _at__at_ _at_ $ $$$$ _at_% _at__at_jf:-)_at_ _at__at_ _at_$$S \|| _| _/ $ _at_%_at_s%_at_%_at_ $_at_ _at_ _at_ _at_ $$ _at__at__at_ _at__at_%_at_ _at__at__at_ _at__at_% _at_ $s_at_ \ \ \/ _/ _at_ _at_%$_at_$_at__at__at_$$$_at__at__at__at_ _at_ _at__at__at__at_ _at_%%_at__at__at_ _at__at_ _at__at_ s$ \ %/ _at_ _at_ _at_ _at_$$_at_ %$$ _at_s$$_at_ _at__at_%%_at__at_ _at_ _at__at__ \___at__at_ _at__at_ _at_$$_at__at_ $_at_ /_at_ __at_%_at_%_at_ _at__at_ _at__at_ $ _at_ $ _at_$_at_ _at_ _at__at_ _at__at_ $\__ $_at__ _at__at__at_ %_at__at_$$ / _at_ _at_$$_at_ _at__at_$_at_ $$_at_$ _at_%_at_ $_at_$s $$_at__at__at__at_$$$ \_$ \_at_ _at__at_ $$ _at_$$_at_s / $ $_at_$_at_ $ $$$ _at_$ $s_at_$$ _at__at_$$s$ $$s$_at__at__at_ $\_ _at__at_$_at_ $ $$s (_at_| $$ $ $ $ _at__at_s$ $ _at_$$ /s$_at_$_at__at_ _at__at_ \ $$_at_$ s$s | $ $ $$ $s $ $_at__at____at__at_,/\ %| $$ _at__at__at_$$j / % _at_ % ,,___,s$~s' _at__at_ $ `_at_%_at_% _at__at_ _at__at__at_ sS | _at_%$$_at_ %_at_ $_at_% < ~_at_ _at_$s _at__at__at_s% $_at_ _at__at__at_ _at_ %_at__at_ _at_$$_at_$$_at_$$ `$v$vvvvv, $$_at_$ $ _at__at_ _at__at__at_% $_at__at_s_at_ _at_$s %_at_ $$% $ $ ^^^^^^" _at_ $ _at_s_at__at_%_$ $$$| / $\$\ / $% `~$s$$s~~\ _at_$~~$$$s$_at__ \_$ |_at_| $s | $ $ s$$_at_ $ $$_at_s\__ \_\ \ s_at_ / $$ s$_at_ %\ V | $\ | _at_ $ $ $\ | | |_at_% _at_ $ \ \ \ /_at_%_at_% | | | % % \ \_/ _at_ | \, (O) \_ uh oh... \ _/ | (/",o | (_at___C | [x|||x] ____ __%| ======_at_V[__x__]V_at_======<____) ,.o., % _/- / ^ (___^___) d O b % -_/ __/ / \ _/'`/(|)"~--~~~--"} _\ /_ _/_// /% _ _/'`'- ,~v~V~~v~-V ____ {x|||x} /^/^____ ^ % _/'`-',_,, '~^~^~^~^; (____>======_at_V{ _x_ }V_at_======<____) jf:-) ~_/'`'_,_,_,_;-'""""""' ( ^ ) ~~~ ~~ ~~~ /'`'_,_,_,_) ~~ ~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~ '~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~ ~ Awww, that's just a moss monster. Looks like a critter, but ain't really... Come help me get unstuck from this log I just run up on...... ***************************************** Kidding aside... :-) Paddling the swamps is a good idea. Depending on what time of year, however, you want to take mosquito repellent and possibly a head net. The bugs in the area are more intimidating to me than the alligators. How long are you going to be in the area? There are some barrier islands not too far from there that are *really* worth checking out. And there is a paddling club in New Orleans you might check into. Their info is at http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/clubs.html Ralph's a great guy. Or you might try posting this to the GASP - Gulf (of Mexico) Area Sea Paddlers (see http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/who.html for list info) Cheers! Jackie *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************
Keith Kaste wrote: <snip> > .......we'd like to know if paddling in the swamps is a good idea, or if > we're > likely to get eaten by whatever's out there. Gators shouldn't be that big a problem in the daytime. I'd recommend a GPS and a good map (topo, if you can get one) for finding your way back. What little travelling I've done in swamps (ages ago) I found it much too easy to get turned around in. BTW, you're not afraid of snakes swimming alongside your boat, are you? > > > Thanks in advance, > > Keith Kaste > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************
At 08:16 AM 2/6/98 -0600, Randall Dickerson wrote: > >Keith Kaste wrote: ><snip> > >> .......we'd like to know if paddling in the swamps is a good idea, or if >> we're >> likely to get eaten by whatever's out there. > >BTW, you're not afraid of snakes swimming alongside your >boat, are you? Or hanging in trees over your boat as you paddle underneath? <grin> Used to happen to me, cottonmouths in Southern Illinois when paddling there long ago. Can't imagine that it doesn't happen in *real* swamps! Hank Hays *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************
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