Shelter Creek Black Water
On the mostly sunny day of September 12, 2024, with a comfortably warm temperature and occasional wind, Janet and I [Bob Laney] ventured into the Holly Shelter NC Wildlife Resources Commission Game Land about 25 miles northwest of Wilmington. We paddled our kayaks in Shelter Creek from the NCWRC landing…
Navigation Challenge
Navigation Challenge Since joining the Boy Scouts at age 11 years, I have been trained to be prepared. For most of the intervening 61 years, when I took an outdoor trip that involved moving across water or terrain, such as canoeing or backpacking, being prepared included knowing where I had…
Greenfield Park Lake with Alligators and Egret
After most of the week’s fairly cool mornings and blazing hot afternoons, Janet Smith and I [Bob Laney] needed a paddling fix. In the late morning of Saturday, August 31, we tried to access Badley Creek. We saw advertised in a year-old Wilmington tourist magazine a new Bradley Park with…
Carrot Island and Horse Island
The Twin Rivers Paddle Club on August 21 paddled from Beaufort’s Fisherman’s Park into Taylor Creek. Then we crossed the Creek to Carrot Island and Horse Island, part of the Rachel Carson Preserve. The time and location were based on tide researched done by Club Vice President Carolyn Borgert. The…