> Jan A wrote: > > This year we've decided to go south instead of north. Would be interested > in any comments on flat-water kayaking (or kayak-sailing) in Arkansas, esp. > Bull Shoals, Norwalk, and Beaver Lakes, and Big Lake (by Blytheville). Realizing that you did say flat-water (lakes) kayaking, you still might wish to look into some of the beautiful rivers in the area. I've done numerous river trips in the OK-AR-MO area over the years and might suggest my favorite, the Current River, in MO. Also comes to mind the Buffalo and Eleven Point, among others. My practice is to spend several days on the river, taking all provisions and camping on the gravel bars, but outfitters can work with you for shorter trips if you wish not to spend nights on the river. Admittedly, this is not lake kayaking, but might be worth consideration. The area is very beautiful along the rivers and since many are protected rivers, the land is sparsely populated, if at all, along the banks. Most of the rivers in the Arkansas and Missouri areas have gravel beds and range from clear to partially clear water, depending of course on local heavy rainfall. ...Edwin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Edwin Johnson ....... elj_at_shreve.net ~ ~ http://www.shreve.net/~elj ~ ~ ~ ~ "Once you have flown, you will walk the ~ ~ earth with your eyes turned skyward, ~ ~ for there you have been, there you long ~ ~ to return." -- da Vinci ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *************************************************************************** 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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