I will be in Carolla, N.C. on the outter banks. Does anyone know of any outfitters and/or good places to go and explore. We have our own kayaks, Feathercraft, and would only need information. Also, any good tent camping and hiking in that area. Any and all information will be appreciated. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Can't find Carolla on the Map. I was just up on Hatteras/Ocracoke, (and Beaufort, Morehead City, and Newbern on the mainland) though, and there are tons of outfitters up there. I know the owners of AB Kayaks in Beaufort, There good people, and they know their stuff. So if Carolla happens to be around Beaufort, go talk to them. Tell them the guy whose wife bought the "Bottlenosed Baja" (don't ask :-) )sent you. ML4572_at_aol.com wrote: >I will be in Carolla, N.C. on the outter banks. Does anyone know of any >outfitters and/or good places to go and explore. We have our own kayaks, >Feathercraft, and would only need information. Also, any good tent camping and hiking in >that area. Any and all information will be appreciated. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 11:27 AM 6/7/2003 -0400, Richard wrote: >Can't find Carolla on the Map. I was just up on Hatteras/Ocracoke, (and >Beaufort, Morehead City, and Newbern on the mainland) though, and there >are tons of outfitters up there. I know the owners of AB Kayaks in >Beaufort, There good people, and they know their stuff. So if Carolla >happens to be around Beaufort, go talk to them. Tell them the guy whose >wife bought the "Bottlenosed Baja" (don't ask :-) )sent you. You probably couldn't find Carolla on the map because it's spelled Corolla (pronounce Co-rah-lah). It's located at the far north of the banks (near the end of the paved road) about 15 miles north of Kitty Hawk. I've been there a half a dozen times and the best place I've found for kayak rentals and gear is Kitty Hawk Kites. They've got several stores along the banks but the Nags Head store (the main store across from the large dunes) is where you'd probably have to go to rent a kayak. They also run tours out of the store just over the bridge in Kitty Hawk. Do a search for them on the web and I think they list some of their tours which will give a good idea where to paddle. If you're in Corolla though try going over to Whalehead (near the Currituck light house) and heading north on the sound. A bit further sound (a few miles north of Duck) there's an Audubon sanctuary that is a great place for bird watching. You can launch almost anywhere along the beach out into the ocean and paddle amongst the dolphin. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> Can't find Carolla on the Map. I was just up on Hatteras/Ocracoke, (and > Beaufort, Morehead City, and Newbern on the mainland) though, and there > are tons of outfitters up there. I know the owners of AB Kayaks in > Beaufort, There good people, and they know their stuff. So if Carolla > happens to be around Beaufort, go talk to them. Tell them the guy whose > wife bought the "Bottlenosed Baja" (don't ask :-) )sent you. > Keep Going north... past Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, Nags Head, and Duck. Then, you should be right at about Corolla. It's getting pretty close to the Virginia Border. There are several outfitters in the area, such as Kitty Hawk Sports and Kitty Hawk Outdoors. There is a good kayaking guide to the OBX as well. It's called Sea Kayaking North Carolina. I've got the author and ISBN at home, if you want it. Camping.... lots, but all but one are private campgrounds. There is, however, a National Park camp ground a little further south, nestled in the sand dunes, a mere 50 yards from the beach. It's either $15 or $18 per night - I don't recall which - it's got pit toilets and a bath house, but that's about it. The camp sites are a little close together as well. It's right there at Bodie Inlet. The area is preserved, so although the resort area is within a 15 minute drive, the camp ground and beaches are fairly isolated. Driving time from there to Corolla is going to be about 45 minutes, though, due to having to go through the resort area to get to Corolla, and you won't be on any major roads. Regarding paddling, there are lots of places. What do you like? Marshes, beaches, woods, birds, dolphin, etc etc. Even got some mid size gators close by at Alligator River and Milltail Creek, if you want to go slightly inland. Tell me what kind of environment you want and I'll give you some location ideas. Although I've taken a weeks vacation there every year since 1978, I've just in the past couple years begun kayaking the area. But, I do have a few trip reports written up in "WORD" that include some photos, images of Nav. Charts, some statistics, etc. If you want to take a look at them, I can send them to you as attachments.... I don't have my own web site to point you to. Rick *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
If you're in Corolla though try going over to > Whalehead (near the Currituck light house) and heading north on the > sound. A bit further sound (a few miles north of Duck) there's an > Audubon > sanctuary that is a great place for bird watching. You can launch almost > anywhere along the beach out into the ocean and paddle amongst the > dolphin. I've paddled both those locations. They would be good for birding, and if you wanted protected water on very windy days. It's not very deep there, though, maybe a few feet. The one south of the Whalehead club has many more islands, and is more protected of the two, but it's also harder to find the put-in. you're actually parking in the parking lot attached to a racquet club. The one up by the Whalehead Club has an island about 2 miles into the paddle called Monkey Island that has an interesting history, and is absolutely overflowing will many, many varieties of birds. Yep, as John said, launch anywhere on the ocean side, from the beach, and you stand a good chance of seeing dolphin if you are there any length of time (we see them from the beach daily, but never at the same time of day, it seems). But, if you wanted more protected water, there are two Sound side locations that a couple pods like to hang around. They are in the bock I mentioned in another post, but if you don't want to buy the book, I can look it up for you when I return home tonight. I can tell you they are generally around Bodie Inlet and Roanoke Island, but I can get more specific when I have my info in front of me. Rick *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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