Family Paddle on Smith Creek Lake
After a couple of weeks of bad weather from excessive heat, combined with excessive rain from Tropical Storm Debbie, on August 14 Janet and I were itching to go on another kayak paddle. We were compelled to avoid the creeks and rivers due to flood conditions and the associated dangers,…
Rice's Creek Experimental Paddle
On July 28 Janet Smith and Bob Laney took a nice paddle on Rice’s Creek in southwest New Hanover County. As usual, I was testing another of dozens of configurations of kayak gear, deck bag, PFD, GPS, cell phone, knife, whistle, paddle float, self-rescue stirrup, pump, drinking water, map, and…
The Family that Paddles Together Stays in the Saddle Together
On the mixed sunny and cloudy day of July 18 Janet Smith and Bob Laney went paddling kayaks at Smith Creek Park Lake between Wilmington and Hampton. It was Janet’s third trip in her Wilderness Systems Tsunami 135 Pro. It was my first trip in my Eddyline Sitka XT 155.…
Goose Creek State Park Camp & Paddle
Over the hot, sunny and mostly windless days of Friday through Monday on June 14 - 17 the Twin Rivers Paddle Club and New Bern Outdoor Adventure Clubs jointly sponsored a camping and paddling trip to Goose Creek State Park near the town of Washington, NC. Approximately six club members…